Ransom slavery along the Ottoman borders : early fifteenth-early eighteenth centuries / edited by Geza David and Pal Fodor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dávid, Géza.

Fodor, Pál.

Series:

Ottoman Empire and its heritage ; v. 37.

Ottoman Empire and its heritage ; v. 37

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Slavery--Turkey--History.

Slavery.

Slave trade--Turkey--History.

Slave trade.

Slavery and Islam--History.

Slavery and Islam.

Turkey--History--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918.

Turkey.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 253 pages) : illustrations, maps

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Notwithstanding the spectacular upswing in the research, there are areas of Ottoman slavery that have still not received the attention they deserve. This volume intends to take a step towards bridging this gap. The twelve studies it contains are organised around connected themes: the hunt for, the trade in and the treatment of captives in the Balkans and in Central Europe. The area under scrutiny is focussed on Hungary, and some other border regions extending from the Crimea to Malta. It offers both an analytic and synthetic approach based on a great deal of so far unpublished Ottoman and European archival material. It not only examines Christian slavery in the Ottoman Empire, but also provides greater insight into the tribulations of Ottoman slaves in the Christian world and sheds light on the devastating effect of captive-related transactions on trade and sometimes on the financial position of whole communities.

Contents:

Preliminary Materials / G. Dávid and P. Fodor

Miraculous Escapes From Ottoman Captivity / Eniko Csukovits

Litigations For Ottoman Prisoners Of War And The Siege Of Buzsin (1481, 1522) / István Tringli

A List Of Ransom For Ottoman Captives Imprisoned In Croatian Castles (1492) / Árpád Nógrády

Ransom Slavery Along The Ottoman– Hungarian Frontier In The Sixteenth And Seventeenth Centuries / Géza Pálffy

Freed Slaves As Soldiers In The Ottoman Fortresses In Hungary / Klára Hegyi

The Ransom Of Ali Bey Of Koppány. The Impact Of Capturing Slaves On Trade In Ottoman Hungary / Ferenc Szakály

Catholic Missionaries As Turkish Prisoners In Ottoman Hungary In The Seventeenth Century / István György Tóth

A Muslim Captive’s Vicissitudes In Ottoman Hungary (Mid-Seventeenth Century) / Zsuzsanna J. Újváry

Ransoming Ottoman Slaves From Munich (1688) / János J. Varga

Manumitted Male Slaves At Galata And Istanbul Around 1700 / Géza Dávid

Enslavement, Slave Labour And Treatment Of Captives In The Crimean Khanate / Mária Ivanics

Maltese Pirates, Ottoman Captives And French Traders In The Early Seventeenthcentury Mediterranean / Pál Fodor

Index / G. Dávid and P. Fodor.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-281-92130-0

9786611921309

90-474-2161-2

OCLC:

652268150

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004157040.i-256 DOI