Judasz Tadeusz Krusinski

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Judasz Tadeusz Krusinski[1] (correctly, Polish: Krusiński) (born 1675 – died 1756) was a Polish Jesuit who lived in the Safavid Iran from 1707 to 1725/1728. He acted as an intermediary between the Papacy and the Iranian court, and also functioned as a court translator.

Proficient in Persian and well acquainted with the nation and its people, he was an inhabitant of the Safavid royal capital of Isfahan and a "first-hand witness" to the capture of the city by the rebellious Afghans in 1722. Krusinksi's accounts make him an important primary source on this particular period of the Safavid era.[2][3]

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  1. 1.Also spelled "Judas Thaddeus".
  2. 2."عزاداری حسینی از منظر سیاحان اروپایی". ایبنا (in Persian). 2026-06-22. Retrieved 2026-07-25.
  3. 3."چرا صفویان ساقط شدند؟". خبرآنلاین (in Persian). 2022-11-13. Retrieved 2026-07-25.