چکیده:
He drew from abundant sources ranging from Greek, Roman, Syriac, Armenian, and Arabic to the discoveries of French archaeologists, as well as the works of English Iranologists and historians, and his own personal observations and studies. He claims that by doing so, he has filled the vacuum created over the past hundred years, from the time of the composition of Sir John Malcolm's 'History of Persia' to the present. The characteristics of his historiography are one of the very important issues discussed in detail in this article. Issues such as motivations, goals, perspectives, and the influences of the surrounding environment and social thoughts on his view of the history of Iran are among them. Sir Percy Sykes is one of the prominent figures of Orientalism and Iranology in England, who conducted extensive research and studies in the fields of Orientalism and Iranology during his lifetime. He spent nearly half a century of his life in Asian and African countries, at least 25 years of which were in Iran. The necessity of Sykes' political and military responsibilities in Iran on one hand, and his interest and determination in research and studies on the other, compelled him to undertake long journeys, at least six of which were to Iran. During these travels, he undertook extensive and comprehensive research and collected valuable and useful information. The abundance and diversity of his works in various political, social, economic, religious, and especially historical and geographical fields are signs of the breadth and depth of his information, determination, and perseverance. In the field of Iranian history, Sykes wrote a book titled 'A History of Persia' covering from ancient times to his own era. In this book and other works...
خلاصه ماشینی:
Of course, it seems that two justifying reasons were intended in this goal for Sykes: first, that British government officials could better carry out their missions with sufficient awareness and knowledge of the geographical, historical, cultural, and religious situation of the region; second, that Sykes had concluded in his extensive studies that Iran, in its past history (before and after Islam), had a significant influence and impact on the political, commercial, and cultural transformations and relations of Asian countries and even European countries (through Greece and Rome before Islam, and through the Crusades after Islam).
" (Ibid, 1/422) If we move past the two aforementioned cases that form the basis of Sykes' thoughts in historiography, other characteristics and features can also be observed in his historical views, some of which are mentioned here: 3) One of the similar instances frequently seen in most English writings, ranging from Iranologists and historians to their travelers and travel writers regarding the contemporary history of Iran, is the presentation of the extent of influence and the role of Russian governments in the political, religious, social, and economic transformations of Iran throughout a century and a half, namely from the beginning of the nineteenth century AD to the Second World War. It is evident that in the nineteenth century AD, the vital importance of the wealthy land of India for England, and Russia's awareness of that matter, along with the challenges faced by these two powerful states due to colonial policies, necessitated that they accuse each other of various pretexts such as conspiracy, interference, pressure, and force in every subject or incident, whether small or large.
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