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In the sixteenth century, the Ottoman court in Constantinople
emerged as the axial centre of early modern diplomacy in Eurasia.
Diplomatic Cultures at the Ottoman Court, c.1500-1630 takes a
unique approach to diplomatic relations by focusing on how
diplomacy was conducted and diplomatic cultures forged at a single
court: the Sublime Porte. It unites studies from the perspectives
of European and non-European diplomats with analyses from the
perspective of Ottoman officials involved in diplomatic practices.
It focuses on a formative period for diplomatic procedure and
Ottoman imperial culture by examining the introduction of resident
embassies on the one hand, and on the other, changes in Ottoman
policy and protocol that resulted from the territorial expansion
and cultural transformations of the empire in the sixteenth
century. The chapters in this volume approach the practices and
processes of diplomacy at the Ottoman court with special attention
to ceremonial protocol, diplomatic sociability, gift-giving,
cultural exchange, information gathering, and the role of
para-diplomatic actors.
In the sixteenth century, the Ottoman court in Constantinople
emerged as the axial centre of early modern diplomacy in Eurasia.
Diplomatic Cultures at the Ottoman Court, c.1500-1630 takes a
unique approach to diplomatic relations by focusing on how
diplomacy was conducted and diplomatic cultures forged at a single
court: the Sublime Porte. It unites studies from the perspectives
of European and non-European diplomats with analyses from the
perspective of Ottoman officials involved in diplomatic practices.
It focuses on a formative period for diplomatic procedure and
Ottoman imperial culture by examining the introduction of resident
embassies on the one hand, and on the other, changes in Ottoman
policy and protocol that resulted from the territorial expansion
and cultural transformations of the empire in the sixteenth
century. The chapters in this volume approach the practices and
processes of diplomacy at the Ottoman court with special attention
to ceremonial protocol, diplomatic sociability, gift-giving,
cultural exchange, information gathering, and the role of
para-diplomatic actors.
In the early sixteenth century, the political landscape of West
Asia was completely transformed: of the previous four major powers,
only one - the Ottoman Empire - continued to exist. Ottoman
survival was, in part, predicated on transition to a new mode of
kingship, enabling its transformation from regional dynastic
sultanate to empire of global stature. In this book, Christopher
Markiewicz uses as a departure point the life and thought of Idris
Bidlisi (1457-1520), one of the most dynamic scholars and statesmen
of the period. Through this examination, he highlights the series
of ideological and administrative crises in the fifteenth-century
sultanates of Islamic lands that gave rise to this new conception
of kingship and became the basis for sovereign authority not only
within the Ottoman Empire but also across other Muslim empires in
the early modern period.
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