TY - JOUR ID - 140819 TI - The Role of the Great Game in the Inefficiency of the Formality System of the Iranian Court from 1796 to 1896 JO - Geopolitics Quarterly JA - IGQ LA - en SN - 1735-4331 AU - Seyyed Bonakdar, Seyyed Masoud AU - Kamalvand, Mahnaz AD - Assistant Professor, Department of History and Iranology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran AD - MA, Department of History, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran Y1 - 2022 PY - 2022 VL - 18 IS - 68 SP - 226 EP - 249 KW - Formalities KW - Iran KW - Britain KW - Russia KW - Qajar DO - N2 - Historically, formalities and diplomatic protocols, as one of the pillars of successful international diplomacy, have played a crucial role in shaping the political currents of the time. This study examines and studies the role and effect of British-Russian rivalries regarding the inefficiency of the Iranian formality system, as well as analyzing the function of these formalities in the relations of this power triangle during the Qajar era, and by means of a historical method and a descriptive-analytical view which is based on documents, travelogues and historical resources of the Qajar era, it seeks to answer the questions of to what extent diplomatic rituals and ceremonies have been effective in the rivalry and emulation of Russian and British governments in Iran? What were the factors that led to the structural weakness of Iran's formalities and its becoming a buffer state in the great game between Russia and Britain? What role did the performance of the Russian and British ambassadors play in Iran's formality relations?It seems that factors such as imitation and competition of the British and Russian ambassadors for Formalities respect caused the role of Formalities in Iran's relations with the Russian and British governments to be not positive and effective. Meanwhile, the performance of the Russian and British ambassadors, the establishment of Formality agreements and the negligence of the Iranian government were not ineffective in shaping formality actions and reactions between the governments UR - https://journal.iag.ir/article_140819.html L1 - https://journal.iag.ir/article_140819_9d959a1f8df15582d465baffd203382c.pdf ER -