ShARDYON Jan (1643—1713), sayyohi fransavi. S-hoi 1664—77 du bor ba kishvarhoi Sharq (asosan ba Eron) safar kardaast. Asarhoi Shardyon bo unvoni «Sayohathoi janobi Sharden ba Fors va digar kpshvardoi Sharq» (10 jild) s. 1723 dar Ruan pas az margash nashr shudaand. Shardyon dar asarhoyash rojoe ba sokhti dav-latdori, madaniyatu adabiyot, ilm, din, urfu odati mardumoni kishvarhoi islomii Sharq, makhsusan tamadduni khalqhoi eroninajod hikoyatho kardaast. Andeshahoi Shardyon oid ba paydoishi masal va etirofi on, ki in janri badei ba Yunon az adabiyoti Sharq guzashtaast, jolibi diqqatand. Ziyoda az 60 sah. j. 5-umi asarhoi uro masalhoi Luqmoni Hakim tashkil mednhand, ki khudash ba zaboni fransavi tarjuma kardaast. Az hikmathoi Sadi niz chand namuna ovardaast. Shardyon tarjumai yak gazali Hofizro dar kitobash joy dodaast va ba in vasila u avvalin tarjumoni Hofiz ba zaboni fransavi ba shumor meravad. Sahmi Shardyon dar dokhil kardani obrazhoi sharqi ba adabiyoti maorifparvarii fransavi buzurg ast.
Sh. Mukhtop.