Hedayatollah Khan and the Gulgakh Canal
Abstract The present article republishes a forgotten, eyewitness account of a canal built by the Gilaki ruler, Hedayatollah Khan, c. 1776. Written by the German physician Julius Cäsar Häntzsche, who was shown the remains of the canal in 1855, the account sheds light on the career of a contemporary of Karim Khan Zand and Agha Mohammad Khan, and on the environment of the southwestern Caspian region, particularly the Anzali lagoon.
Authors
- D. T. Potts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8937-9816)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Iran and the Caucasus
- Published
- 2024-08-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1163/1573384x-02803002
- Primary Topic
- Archaeology and Historical Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00