27 leaving Mohammad Reza Bey to enjoy reading his devotional books. While engrossed in his religious texts and conversing with the French officials accompanying him, Mohammad Reza Bey received word to proceed to Le Havre. The captain of the ship destined for Petersburg was eager to set sail quickly due to the approaching season, when storms would make time precious. From the city of Rouen, the group boarded the royal frigate Astree, bound for Petersburg without stopping at Le Havre, on September 12, 1715. Mohammad Reza Bey placed the chest of religious books in his designated cabin on the ship. At sea, a storm struck the Astree, causing Mohammad Reza Bey to fall on the deck,
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