Vasilchikov Gregory B.

At the end of the XVI century., When the Russian started to strengthen in the Caucasus, to the displeasure of the Turkish government, the Persian Shah Godabend (or Hudabendey) suggested that the Moscow Tsar Derbent and Baku, where the last throw out the Turks. For the negotiations on this matter to the Shah had sent a gentleman Vasilchikov and Podyachev Monastery. But even before their arrival in Persia, as a result of the coup, the Persian throne was occupied by the son Godabenda, Mirza Abbas. This last, with great honor to Vasilchikova and then sent to Moscow after a proposal to give Moscow the emperor not only Baku and Derbent, . and Tabriz and all Shirvan land, . The Moscow government will help if you drove out the Turks,
. In 1592, Mr.. Vasilchikov was sent in Kolu to distinguish between Russian and Danish possessions. Danish attorneys did not wait, but both sides have learned from the old-timers and the Kola vargavskih old Mezhuyev separating the Norwegian possession of Novgorod Lopi. Therefore, local inhabitants were asked to stop the disputes peacefully and freely traded until the written conditions between Moscow and the Danish monarchs (Wed. "History" Karamzin, for publication in 1824, X, 68, pr. 126, 333 and XI, pr. 56). A. E.