Pad Bosne 1463. prema osmanskim narativnim izvorima
The 1463 Fall of Bosnia in Ottoman Narrative Sources

Author(s): Dino Mujadžević
Subject(s): Military history, Political history, Government/Political systems, 15th Century, The Ottoman Empire, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Hrvatski institut za povijest
Keywords: medieval Bosnia; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Ottoman Empire; narrative sources; historiography; fifteenth century;
Summary/Abstract: Ottoman narrative sources compose a significant but little explored collection of sources for the study of the fall of Bosnia in 1463. Most historians prefer Western narrative sources that are both more numerous and more accessible, while the Ottoman sources require rare linguistic skills. Ottoman narrative sources present two historical Ottoman traditions about the fall of Bosnia, both founded by individuals who witnessed this historical event and collected testimonies of other participants. The first tradition is represented by Tevārīh-i Āl-i Osmān (The history of the Ottoman dynasty) by the best known early Ottoman historian, Āšıqpāšāzāde. In the following centuries this tradition was regularly used as a source by later historians. Its main features include a simple style, occasionally reminiscent of the oral tradition; poor reliability; and a relatively small number of details. The second tradition is represented by Tarih-i Ebu-l-Feth (The history of the Mohammad the Conqueror) by Dursun-beg. Although this piece is clearly presented, fairly serious and reliable, and contains many interesting details, it had remained little used by later historians until the nineteenth century. Both of these treatises present the fall of Bosnia from the Ottoman state ideological and raison d’état perspective, and they both have as their goal the propaganda of the rising Ottoman Empire. By analyzing in detail these two sources, little known to wider Croatian historiographical circles, the author is attempting to provide a contribution towards better understanding of the history of Croatian and Bosnian territories as well as of the Ottoman Empire.

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