Ottomans in eighteenth-century Prussia

delegates to diplomats

Irena Fliter (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

264 Seiten

2023 | 1. Auflage
Voltaire Foundation (Verlag)
978-1-80207-867-1 (ISBN)

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Ottomans in Eighteenth-Century Prussia: Delegates to Diplomats is the first overarching study of Ottomans in Prussia. It examines the embassies of Ahmed Resmi Efendi (1763/4), Ahmed Azmi Efendi (1791/2), and Ali Aziz Efendi (1797/98), including their second-ranked diplomatic personnel such as secretaries and dragomans (interpreters), as well as the experiences of five Ottoman chargés d’affaires who remained in Berlin until 1808. Unpacking the history of official diplomacy, daily interactions, and the exchange of information and knowledge in late-Enlightenment Berlin, the study sheds light on the role of the individual in the formation and institutionalisation of Ottoman-European relations. It demonstrates how over the course of administrative, fiscal, and diplomatic reform initiatives within the Ottoman and Prussian governments, the role of delegate gradually changed from ad hoc representative to member of the diplomatic corps. The book further argues that the arrival of Ottoman delegates coincided with the transformation of the Prussian capital into an intellectual and cultural centre. Profoundly influenced by the spirit of reform and Enlightenment, early modern Ottomans and Prussians negotiated and renegotiated diplomatic conventions and Orientalist ideas.

Irena Fliter is a historian at the Herzog August Library in Wolfenbüttel, where she is working on a book about the Camondo family as cultural translators between the eighteenth-century Ottoman Empire and Europe. Her research focuses on Ottoman-European diplomatic, cultural, and economic relations during the early modern period.

Ottoman Delegates

Transliteration, Places, Dates, and Currencies

Introduction

Chapter 1

The Setting of Ottoman-Prussian Diplomatic Relations

Introduction

The Ambassadors

The Secretaries and Dragomans

The Chargés d'Affaires

Conclusion

Chapter 2

Negotiating Diplomatic Conventions of Ottoman Missions

Introduction

Preparations and Journeys

Diplomatic Ranks

The Arrival in Berlin

Funding the Stay and Departure

Diplomatic Protocol and the Chargés D'Affaires

Conclusion

Chapter 3

Agents and Channels of Diplomatic Funding and Communication

Introduction

Informal Financial Agents and the Transfer of the Delegates' Salaries

Diplomatic Intermediaries and their Channels of Communication

Conclusion

Chapter 4

The Diplomatic Status of Ottoman Delegates

Introduction

Delegates in Sickness and in Health

Extraterritoriality and Immunity of Ottoman Missions

Attempts of Consular Representation

Conclusion

Chapter 5

Diplomacy, Transcultural Entanglements, and Knowledge Exchanges

Introduction

Transcultural Entanglements in Prussian Domiciles

Cultural Performances and Social Engagements during Diplomatic Missions

New Encounters through Printing Culture and Literary Works

Conclusion

Epilogue

Bibliography

Primary Sources

Secondary Sources

Erscheinungsdatum	12.09.2023
Reihe/Serie	Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment ; 2023:09
Verlagsort	Liverpool
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Einbandart	kartoniert
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
ISBN-10	1-80207-867-3 / 1802078673
ISBN-13	978-1-80207-867-1 / 9781802078671
Zustand	Neuware