نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
نویسندگان
1 دانشیار گروه تاریخ، دانشکده ادبیات،دانشگاه الزهرا، تهران، ایران.
2 پژوهشگر پسادکتری، گروه تاریخ، دانشکده ادبیات، دانشگاه الزهرا، تهران، ایران.
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کلیدواژهها
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عنوان مقاله [English]
نویسندگان [English]
Archival documents are primary sources that give historical research greater legitimacy by allowing scholars to critique, evaluate, and refine historical narratives. The present study considers archival documents and archival centers not just as research materials but also as research topics in themselves. By emphasizing selected data and historical accounts preserved in the Persian documents of the “Center for Compilation, Documentation, and Publication of Najaf al-Ashraf” and through a quantitative review and analysis of their different categories, the study investigates the impact and importance that these materials could have on enriching the research on contemporary history with regard to Iran and Iraq.
Purpose: The objective of this paper is to explain the value of the Persian documents kept in the Najaf al-Ashraf Center for promoting modern Iranian and Iraqi history research, underlining some historical data included within these records.
Method and Research Design: this paper uses a quantitative method in combination with a descriptive–analytical approach, based on 4,411 Persian document titles listed in Dalīl al-Vathāʾiq al-Fārsīyah.
Findings and Conclusion : The findings show that the Persian documents of the Najaf Center encompass varied and rich information concerning the history of Iranian-Ottoman relations; religious competition between Shi‘i and Sunni communities; living conditions of Iranian subjects and pilgrims in the Holy Shrines; interactions and conflicts among Iranian residents in Iraq; demographic information about Iranians living in the Holy Shrines; and the presence and influence of the Iranian state and Iranian clerics in the region during the late Qajar period.
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