Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Table Of Contents 1
3. Introduction
4. Introduction 7
5. The Ottoman Empire In World History: What The Archives Can Tell Us 35
6. Legitimizing the sultan and his empire
7. Presenting The Sultans' Power, Glory And Piety: A Comparative Perspective 53
8. Exotic Animals At The Sultans' Court 87
9. Relating To The Outside World
10. Ottoman Views On Corsairs And Piracy In The Adriatic 103
11. Before 1600: Ottoman Attitudes Towards Merchants From Latin Christendom 119
12. Negotiating A Festivity In The Eighteenth Century: Ibrahim Paşa And The Marquis De Bonnac, 1720 149
13. An Ottoman Ambassador In Iran: Durri Ahmed Efendi And The Collapse Of The Safavid Empire In 1720-21 165
14. Outsiders On Ottoman Territory And Ottomans Abroad: Prisoners, Slaves And Merchants
15. A Prisoner Of War Reports: The Camp And Household Of Grand Vizier Kara Mustafa In An Eyewitness Account 189
16. Trying To Avoid Enslavement: The Adventures Of An Iranian Subject In Eighteenth-Century Anatolia 219
17. Bosnian Merchants In The Adriatic 233
18. The Ottomans And The Trade Routes Of The Adriatic 249
19. Bibliography 267
20. Index 291