Anthony Shirley
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Sir Anthony Shirley, also spelled Sherley, was an English adventurer, soldier, diplomat, and political theorist who became a prominent figure in early modern European and Middle Eastern affairs.
Engraving of Shirley possibly by Dominicus Custos
Portrait of Anthony Shirley by Aegidius Sadeler, 1601
Hossein Ali Beg Bayat
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Hossein Ali Beg Bayat was a Safavid diplomat who served as the ambassador to the Holy Roman Empire, the Russian Tsardom, Habsburg Spain and several other royal and noble courts during the reign of kin
Anthony Shirley
…Shah told him, “you shall also be the actor of it.” Shirley accepted the offer, requesting a Persian nobleman accompany him. Abbas agreed, appointing Hossein Ali Beg. The following month was spent preparing the embassy. The final embassy consisted of around 24 individuals, excluding servants. Of the original English…
The ambassador Hossein Ali Beg, in a portrait from life by Aegidius Sadeler in Prague, 1601
Guesthouse "Zu den Drei Schwanen" in Naumburg, where Hossein Ali beg lodged (2012)
Another engravement of Hossain Ali Beg, 17th century