Jean Chardin: French Jeweler and Preeminent Scholar of Persia

Jean Chardin

A French jeweler, traveler, and writer. Born into a Protestant Huguenot family, he traveled to Asia following in his father's footsteps as a jeweler. He resided in Safavid Persia for an extended period, making detailed observations of the court, society, religion, economy, culture, and architecture. His work *The Travels of Sir John Chardin* is highly valued as a crucial historical resource for understanding 17th-century Persia and West Asia. Amid growing pressure on Protestants in France, he emigrated to England, where he was knighted by Charles II. Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society, he dedicated his later years to publishing his travelogues and pursuing Oriental studies.

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1532	Ottoman–Safavid War (1603–1618, Age: 111 years before birth, Period: Main period related to Sherley's diplomatic activities was 1603–1618, Location: Border region between Safavid Persia and the Ottoman Empire, Caucasus, Mesopotamia)
1562	French Wars of Religion (Age: 81 years before birth, Period: 1562–1598. Military expedition Sherley participated in was around 1591, Location: Northern France, Normandy region)
1643	Birth of Jean Chardin (Period: November 16, 1643, Location: Paris, French Republic)
1664	First journey to Persia and India (Jean Chardin, Age: 20 years old, Period: 1664–1670, Location: Constantinople (present-day Istanbul), Persia (present-day Iran), India)
1671	Publication of work on the coronation of the Persian King (Jean Chardin, Age: 27 years old, Period: 1671, Location: Paris, France) Second journey to Persia (Jean Chardin, Age: 27 years old, Period: 1671–1677, Location: Smyrna (present-day Izmir), Constantinople, Black Sea coast, Georgia, Armenia, Isfahan, etc.)
1677	Return to Europe (Age: 33 years old, Period: 1677–1681, Location: Around Cape of Good Hope, London, England)
1681	Religious pressure on Huguenots in France and migration to England (Jean Chardin, Age: 37 years old, Period: Late 17th century, especially around 1681, Location: France, London in England) Knighting of Chardin (Age: 38 years old, Period: November 17, 1681, Location: Whitehall Palace, London) Marriage to Esther de Lardinère Peigné (Age: 38 years old, Period: November 17, 1681, Location: London, England) Marriage (Jean Chardin, Esther de Lardinère Peigné, Age: 38 years old, Period: November 17, 1681, Location: London, England)
1682	Admission to the Royal Society (Age: 38 years old, Period: 1682, Location: London, England)
1684	Diplomatic mission to the Netherlands (Age: 40 years old, Period: 1684 onwards, Location: Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (present-day Netherlands))
1686	Publication of the first volume of Chardin's Travels (Jean Chardin, Age: 42 years old, Period: 1686, Location: London, England)
1711	Publication of the expanded edition of Chardin's Travels (Jean Chardin, Age: 67 years old, Period: 1711, Location: Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands)
1713	Death of Jean Chardin (Age: 69 years old, Period: January 5, 1713 (discrepancies exist regarding the exact date of death)) Death of Chardin (Age: 69 years old, Period: January 5, 1713, Location: Chiswick (present-day western London))

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Ottoman Empire	Mehmed II Bayezid II Selim I Suleiman I Selim II Murad III Mehmed III Ahmed I Murad IV Mehmed IV Mustafa II Ahmed III
Safavid dynasty	Suleiman I Abbas I Shah Ismail I Tahmasp I Ismail II Safi I Abbas II Sultan Hossein Nader Shah
Trade and Diplomacy	Piri Reis Hayreddin Pasha Turgut Reis Aruj Reis Abbas I Anthony Shirley Robert Shirley Jean Chardin Pietro della Valle William Baffin

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