An Evaluation of a Letter Sample from XV.th Century Regarding its Diplomatic of Language, Wording and Historical Source Cover Image

XV. Yüzyıla Ait Bir Mektup Örneğinin Diplomatik Dil, Uslüp ve Tarihi Kaynak Olarak Değerlendirilmesi
An Evaluation of a Letter Sample from XV.th Century Regarding its Diplomatic of Language, Wording and Historical Source

Author(s): Ayşe Atıcı Arayancan
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Cultural history, The Ottoman Empire
Published by: Hitit Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü
Keywords: Akkoyunlu; Ottoman; Letter; Münşeat; Uzun Hasan; Diplomatically;

Summary/Abstract: Historical documents, by which one may list letters, edicts and chronicles amongst the primary sources, have always been instrumental in illuminating the 14th-15th century Turkish history. One of the documents which sheds a light into this era, especially in regards to the Ak Koyunlu/Kara Koyunlu – Ottoman Empire relations, is the letter sent by Uzun Hasan to his counterpart Sultan Mehmed II. The letter’s both Farsi original can be found in Münşeat-ı Selatin by Feridun Bey and Esnad-ı ve Mukatebat-ı Tarikh-i İran ez Timur Şah İsmail by Abdülhüseyin Nevai . In this article teh letter will be evaluated diplomatically in terms of language ,style and history

  • Issue Year: 11/2018
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 171-184
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Turkish
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