Studies and Documents on the Era of Mehmet the Conqueror - 1

Studies and Documents on the Era of Mehmet the Conqueror - 1 Book Description The Essential Source on the Era of Mehmed the Conqueror... "The conquest of Istanbul was a matter of life and death not only for the reign of Sultan Mehmed, but also for the Ottoman Empire. Mehmed the Conqueror fought this vital cause of the Ottoman Empire in his own person and in his own person. He is the last Ottoman ruler who felt the most tragic way about his future. He will try to cut the knot with a sword." - Halil İnalcık Studies and Documents on the Era of Fatih 1 is one of the first and most important works of Halil İnalcık, who put the Ottoman Empire at the center of world historiography. In this work, which was first published in 1954, İnalcık wrote about II., who would gain an important place in world history as the conqueror of the future. He analyzes Mehmed's first sultanate experience and his rivalry with his father and statesmen to strengthen his power, with information distilled from rich sources. The first three chapters of the work, which consists of four chapters, deal with the tense last ten years (1443-1453) leading to the conquest of Istanbul in 1453. This period, which İnalcık defines as the "imperial crisis", occurred during World War II. Murad's abdication in favor of his son Prince Mehmed, the defeat of the Crusader army in Varna, which came together with the hope of throwing the Ottomans out of the Balkans (1444), II. It contains many critical historical issues such as Murad's return to the throne after two years, the struggles between the Ottoman political elite and the reflections of this conflict on domestic and foreign political developments. In the fourth chapter, İnalcık examines the land system and administrative regime established by the Ottomans in the Balkans and offers a perspective that fundamentally questions many views on the Ottoman settlement in the Balkans. Studies and Documents on the Era of Fatih, which has been used as a source in the field for more than half a century, once again takes its place on the bedside of historians and enthusiasts. … (From the Promotional Bulletin)