Hagopdjan de Deritchan (French: Acoljean de Ritchan, Armenian: Յակոբճան դի Տէրիչան; died 25 August 1726), born Hakobjan Arhitchanents, was an Armenian merchant who served as the first Safavid consul in Marseille from 1715 until his death. He replaced the ambassador Mohammad Reza Beg (Méhémet Riza Beg in French sources) as the principal Safavid diplomat in France during the reign of king Sultan Husayn (1694–1722).
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