مترجم یا سفیر: پرنس ارفع دانش

Year 2020, Volume: 4 Issue: 1, 181 - 210, 30.06.2020

Amin Amirdabbaghian

https://doi.org/10.33201/iranian.645201

Abstract

Translator or Ambassador: Prince Arfa’ of Iran

Abstract

The nineteenth century was a transitional era in the history of Iran, and among all dynasties that had ruled over the country, it was the Qajar dynasty who had built a bridge between tradition and modernity. A big part of modernization in Iran was and has been the duty of translators throughout modern history. During the Qajar era, translators were mostly found among the students who had furthered their studies in Western countries. They were mostly employed in the government sector after graduation. One of the influential translators of the time was Mirza Reza also known as Prince Arfa’, who first had served as a translator in the Embassy of Iran in Tbilisi [in present-day in Georgia] and proceeded to be an ambassador of Iran to the Ottoman court. Based on historical shreds of evidence traced from six royal decrees displayed at the Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia, this study tries to draw a timeline on Prince Arfa’, highlighting his contributions in diplomatic services as well as the Persian literature. This paper draws on a descriptive framework based on a certain timeline to explain Prince Arfa’s biography in relation to historical context.

Keywords

Translator, Ambassador, Prince Arfa’, Iran, The Qajar Dynasty

Çevirmen yahut Büyükelçi: Prens Arfa' Danish

Abstract

On dokuzuncu yüzyıl İran tarihinde bir geçiş dönemiydi ve Kaçar Hanedanlığı ülke üzerinde hüküm süren tüm hanedanlar arasında gelenek ve modernite arasında bir köprü kuran yönetim idi. Modern tarihi boyunca İran'daki modernleşmenin büyük bir kısmı çevirmenlerin eliyle gerçekleşmiştir. Kaçarlar döneminde, çevirmenler çoğunlukla Batılı ülkelerde eğitim almaya gönderilen öğrenciler arasından çıkardı. Bu çevirmenler mezun olduktan sonra çoğunlukla devlet sektöründe istihdam ediliyorlardı. Zamanın etkili çevirmenlerinden biri de ilk olarak Tiflis'teki İran Büyükelçiliği'nde [bugünki Gürcistan'da] çevirmen olarak görev yapan ve daha sonrasında Osmanlı Divan-ı Hümayunu’nda İran'ın büyükelçisi olan Prens Arfa olarak da bilinen Mirza Reza'dır. Bu çalışma Malezya İslam Sanatları Müzesi'nde sergilenen tarihi altı fermanda görülen delil parçalarına dayanarak Prens Arfa'nın diplomatik hizmetlerden Fars edebiyatına kadar olan katkılarını vurgulayan bir zaman çizelgesi ortaya koymaya çalışmaktadır. Bu makale tarihsel bağlamla ilişkili bir şekilde belli bir zaman dilimine dayanarak Prens Arfa’nın biyografisine dair betimleyici bir çerçeve çizmektedir.

Keywords

: Çevirmen, Büyükelçi, Prens Arfa, İran, Kaçar Hanedanlığı

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