The Sultan of vezirs : the life and times of the Ottoman Grand Vezir Mahmud Pasha Angelovic (1453-1474) / by Theoharis Stavrides.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stauridēs, Theocharēs, author.

Series:

Ottoman Empire and its heritage ; Volume 24.

The Ottoman Empire and its heritage ; Volume 24

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Turkey--History--Mehmed II, 1451-1481.

Turkey.

Mahmut Paşa, -1474.

Mahmut Paşa.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2001]

Summary:

Mahmud Pasha Angelovic served as Grand Vezir under Sultan Mehmed II, in the years following the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople, which were marked by an extensive imperial project, transforming the Ottoman principality into an empire. This book attempts to piece together the available evidence on Mahmud Pasha's Byzantine descent and family network, as well as his multi-faceted contribution to the founding of the new empire, through military leadership, diplomatic practices and architectural and literary patronage, considering also his execution and the creation of a posthumous legend presenting him as a martyr. Using Ottoman, Greek and Western sources, as well as archival material, this study focuses on the period of transition from Byzantine to Ottoman Empire and would be of interest to historians and other specialists studying that period.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 418-432) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-49233-X

OCLC:

646142193

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004492332 DOI