Diplomacy and culture at the Ottoman Court
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Art and Diplomacy: Peter Coeke Van Aelst's Journey Constantinople
07 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Talitha Schepers discusses the images that Pieter Coecke van Aelst produced of the court of Suleiman I and their links to diplomacy.
The Benefits of Permanent Diplomacy: Two Foreign Attempts to Influence Ottoman-Spanish Relations in the Second half of the 16th Century
07 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Aneliya Stoyanova discusses dynastic diplomacy at the Ottoman court by analysing the co-operation between the Spanish and Austrian branches of the Hab...
Beyond the Topkapi Palace: Space, Status and Commensurability in the Venetian Diplomatic Experience
07 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Maxwell Hudson discusses how diplomacy at the Ottoman court was marked by ceremonies across the city and in everyday interactions between ambassadors ...
Diplomacy at Constantinople in Comparative Perspective
07 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Using diplomatic reports, this talk discusses the cultural relativism at play when diplomats moved between the Ottoman court and other Islamic courts ...
European Ambassadors and Non-European Embassies in Constantinople
07 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Discusses the extent to which European diplomats at the Ottoman court interacted with and learned about embassies from beyond Europe.
Cultures of Diplomacy at the Ottoman Court: An Introduction
07 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Discusses recent developments in how we think about early modern diplomatic history and why we should look at all diplomacy taking place in a particul...