▁Paris ▁Peace ▁Conference . ▁He ▁head ed ▁a ▁deleg ation ▁to ▁Q aj ar ▁Iran ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁signed ▁several ▁bil ater al ▁treat ies ▁and ▁a ▁significant ▁friendship ▁p act , ▁ach ieving ▁de - jure ▁recognition ▁from ▁Iran . ▁In ▁April , ▁A zer ba ij ani ▁emb ass y ▁started ▁to ▁operate ▁in ▁Te h ran , ▁with ▁cons ul ates ▁in ▁Tab riz ▁and ▁Ras ht , ▁a ▁vice - cons ulate ▁in ▁M ash had , ▁cons ulate - agen cies ▁in ▁K ho y ▁and ▁A har . ▁He ▁was ▁later ▁appointed ▁to ▁as ▁amb assador ▁to ▁Iran ▁in ▁ 4 ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁however ▁he ▁stepped ▁on ▁Iran ian ▁soil ▁only ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁January ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁ ▁Life ▁in ▁Iran ▁and ▁Turkey ▁ ▁He ▁later ▁wrote ▁prom ot ional ▁book ▁" A zer ba ij an , ▁its ▁history , ▁literature ▁and ▁politics " ▁in ▁A zer ba ij ani ▁and ▁French ▁during ▁his ▁time ▁in ▁Iran . ▁Start ed ▁a ▁char ity ▁organization ▁and ▁founded ▁cultural ▁society ▁which ▁taught ▁A zer ba ij ani ▁language . ▁He ▁wrote ▁another ▁book ▁in ▁Pers ian ▁" F light ▁of ▁the ▁Pen " ▁in ▁ 2 ▁volumes . ▁Z iy ad k han ov ' s ▁relatives ▁were ▁p urg ed ▁after ▁establishment ▁of ▁Soviet ▁power ▁in ▁A zer ba ij an . ▁He ▁later ▁served ▁in ▁various ▁Iran ian ▁minist ries ▁and