VOPROSY ISTORII, no.2, pp.16-27, 2022 (AHCI)
The article examines the trade and economic relations of the Azerbaijani state of the Safavids with some states of Western Europe - Portugal, Venice and England in the second half of the 16th century. The author of the article paid special attention to the economic interests of these Western European states, which have established trade relations with the Safavid state for the sake of establishing direct trade relations with the countries of the East.