10 Shah issued orders to Mohammad Khan to select a suitable envoy to France. Upon receiving these instructions, Mohammad Khan chose the local cavalry commander, who declined the mission. Consequently, he turned to Mohammad Reza Bey, the mayor of Yerevan and the third most prominent figure in the region, to undertake the task. Despite knowing the journey to France would be long and potentially perilous, Mohammad Reza Bey accepted. The newly appointed ambassador departed Yerevan in secret in March 1714. Mohammad Reza Bey sent the gifts destined for Louis XIV ahead, carefully concealing them among stacks of silk. This precaution stemmed from his fear that
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