The preface of Bert Fragner in the Repertory of Published Persian Royal Documents

The present paper is the translation of the preface of Professor Bert Fragner in The Repertory of Published Persian Royal Documents that includes Persian records published up to 1848. Thispreface, which comprehensively reviews the studies of researchers and orientalists on Persianrecords and documents, has been translated into various languages. Therefore, translating it intoPersian can be a positive step toward improving the knowledge of Iranian researchers about thearchival studies carried out around the world on Persian records and decrees. Professor BertFragner used to teach Iranian studies at the universities of Berlin and Bamberg in Germany, andis one of the founders of the Institute of Iranian Studies in Vienna (Austria). Furthermore, he isfluent in many European and eastern languages.