Safavid–Venetian Relations
Safavid–Venetian relations were the relations between Safavid Iran and the Republic of Venice. Background The establishment of a strong Safavid state attracted the attention of a number of European states, especially Venice, which regularly waged war with the Ottoman Empire. Ismail I, Shah Ismail I's active foreign policy raised hopes in European diplomatic circles that the Safavid state could become an ally of European states in the military-political conflict with the Ottoman Empire. The Republic of Venice, which was at war with the Ottoman state, valued the emergence of a new, stronger Safavid state in the place of its traditional ally, the Aq Qoyunlu state, as an historical chance. Since France and Spain started a long war to capture Italy, unable to get the necessary help from the Italian states Venice was forced to wage a war against the Ottoman state (1499-1502) alone. That is why, on the one hand, the Venetian government decided to take advantage of the existing discont ...
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