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Eurasian Studies, 2024
During the 16th century, relations between Morocco and the Ottoman Empire were complex. The inter... more During the 16th century, relations between Morocco and the Ottoman Empire were complex. The interactions involved a diverse range of actors, including Iberian monarchs and local sheikhs. These interactions went beyond mere political rivalries and encompassed struggles for spiritual authority in the Maghreb. This article examines the rise of the Saʿdian dynasty within both internal and international contexts, followed by an analysis of the rivalry between Morocco and the Ottoman Empire in the mid-century. This approach aims to provide insights into the complex dynamics among the Saʿdians, Wattasids, Zayyanids, Hapsburg Spain, Portugal, the Ottoman Empire, and Algeria during the 1550s. The text pays particular attention to the enigmatic assassination of al-Mahdī, the Saʿdian sultan, shedding light on overlooked aspects that are crucial for comprehending broader geopolitical frameworks.
in Dorothée Goetze and Lena Oetzel (ed.), Early Modern European Diplomacy A Handbook, De Gruyter, 2024
Aca’ib: Occasional papers on the Ottoman perceptions of the supernatural, 2024
Librosdelacorte.es, 2023
While the naval battle of Lepanto as well as the founding and dissolution of the Holy League has ... more While the naval battle of Lepanto as well as the founding and dissolution of the Holy League has attracted significant scholarly attention, the preparation and ratification of the ensuing peace treaty between Ottoman Empire and Republic of Venice has received relatively little attention. Nonetheless, the three months of lengthy negotiations that culminated in the treaty of capitulations provide a valuable insight into the early modern Ottoman approaches to international negotiations and treatymaking. Sokollu Mehmed Pasha (1565-1579), Grand Vizier of Sultan Selîm II (1566-1574), was the principal protagonist of these negotiations on the Ottoman side. This article focuses on the encounters of the latter with Marcantonio Barbaro, Venetian bailo and François de Noailles, ambassador of King of France Charles IX and aims to provide a new perspective on their bargainings by emphasising the participants' points of view, achievements and failures, hidden agendas, as well as tactics.
The Medieval History Journal, 2019
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](Déchiffrer le passé d’un empire Hommage à Nicolas Vatin et aux humanités ottomanes, 2022
Turcica, 2022
Often seen as a secondary treaty, or at least a fade copy of the treaty signed between Francis I... more Often seen as a secondary treaty, or at least a fade copy of the treaty signed between Francis I and Süleymân I –whereas it is quite certain that the text known as capitulations of 1535/1536 most probably was a draft – the ‘ahdnâme of 1569, which has never been the object of a critical edition, offers new perspectives not only to understand an important stage in the evolution of relations between France and the Ottoman Empire, but also for the evaluation of the historical development of the documents which are generically called the capitulations. In fact, the text of 1569 constitutes the model of most of the later examples granted not only to France but also, among others, to England the Dutch Republic. In this article, we will first revisit the previous agreements, ratified or not, between two powers so as to assess the peculiarities of the document under study.
M. Sariyannis (ed.), Political Thought and Practice in the Ottoman Empire (Halcyon Days in Crete IX), 2019
Femme et diplomatie aux époques moderne et contemporaine. Mahdi Jerad (ed.). Tunis : Latrach édition , 2017
State and society in the Balkans before and after establishment of Ottoman rule (Belgrade, 2016),
The analysis of bandits as a social formation in the pre-modern times, particularly their variant... more The analysis of bandits as a social formation in the pre-modern times, particularly their variants in the peripheral areas, is not only useful for the study of their socio-political structure in general, but also necessary for the understanding of the political realm in which they operate. If in this short article, emphasis is put on the forms of actions realized by the bandits and semi-autonomous recognized political actors of the Ottomano-Safavid frontier in the second half of the 16th century, this, on the other hand, should not conceal the presence of homologous patterns – hence their relationality – observable in other marginal configurations of the Ottoman Empire as well as in contemporaneous frontier zones elsewhere.
Eurasian Studies, 2024
During the 16th century, relations between Morocco and the Ottoman Empire were complex. The inter... more During the 16th century, relations between Morocco and the Ottoman Empire were complex. The interactions involved a diverse range of actors, including Iberian monarchs and local sheikhs. These interactions went beyond mere political rivalries and encompassed struggles for spiritual authority in the Maghreb. This article examines the rise of the Saʿdian dynasty within both internal and international contexts, followed by an analysis of the rivalry between Morocco and the Ottoman Empire in the mid-century. This approach aims to provide insights into the complex dynamics among the Saʿdians, Wattasids, Zayyanids, Hapsburg Spain, Portugal, the Ottoman Empire, and Algeria during the 1550s. The text pays particular attention to the enigmatic assassination of al-Mahdī, the Saʿdian sultan, shedding light on overlooked aspects that are crucial for comprehending broader geopolitical frameworks.
in Dorothée Goetze and Lena Oetzel (ed.), Early Modern European Diplomacy A Handbook, De Gruyter, 2024
Aca’ib: Occasional papers on the Ottoman perceptions of the supernatural, 2024
Librosdelacorte.es, 2023
While the naval battle of Lepanto as well as the founding and dissolution of the Holy League has ... more While the naval battle of Lepanto as well as the founding and dissolution of the Holy League has attracted significant scholarly attention, the preparation and ratification of the ensuing peace treaty between Ottoman Empire and Republic of Venice has received relatively little attention. Nonetheless, the three months of lengthy negotiations that culminated in the treaty of capitulations provide a valuable insight into the early modern Ottoman approaches to international negotiations and treatymaking. Sokollu Mehmed Pasha (1565-1579), Grand Vizier of Sultan Selîm II (1566-1574), was the principal protagonist of these negotiations on the Ottoman side. This article focuses on the encounters of the latter with Marcantonio Barbaro, Venetian bailo and François de Noailles, ambassador of King of France Charles IX and aims to provide a new perspective on their bargainings by emphasising the participants' points of view, achievements and failures, hidden agendas, as well as tactics.
The Medieval History Journal, 2019
Déchiffrer le passé d’un empire Hommage à Nicolas Vatin et aux humanités ottomanes, 2022
Turcica, 2022
Often seen as a secondary treaty, or at least a fade copy of the treaty signed between Francis I... more Often seen as a secondary treaty, or at least a fade copy of the treaty signed between Francis I and Süleymân I –whereas it is quite certain that the text known as capitulations of 1535/1536 most probably was a draft – the ‘ahdnâme of 1569, which has never been the object of a critical edition, offers new perspectives not only to understand an important stage in the evolution of relations between France and the Ottoman Empire, but also for the evaluation of the historical development of the documents which are generically called the capitulations. In fact, the text of 1569 constitutes the model of most of the later examples granted not only to France but also, among others, to England the Dutch Republic. In this article, we will first revisit the previous agreements, ratified or not, between two powers so as to assess the peculiarities of the document under study.
M. Sariyannis (ed.), Political Thought and Practice in the Ottoman Empire (Halcyon Days in Crete IX), 2019
Femme et diplomatie aux époques moderne et contemporaine. Mahdi Jerad (ed.). Tunis : Latrach édition , 2017
State and society in the Balkans before and after establishment of Ottoman rule (Belgrade, 2016),
The analysis of bandits as a social formation in the pre-modern times, particularly their variant... more The analysis of bandits as a social formation in the pre-modern times, particularly their variants in the peripheral areas, is not only useful for the study of their socio-political structure in general, but also necessary for the understanding of the political realm in which they operate. If in this short article, emphasis is put on the forms of actions realized by the bandits and semi-autonomous recognized political actors of the Ottomano-Safavid frontier in the second half of the 16th century, this, on the other hand, should not conceal the presence of homologous patterns – hence their relationality – observable in other marginal configurations of the Ottoman Empire as well as in contemporaneous frontier zones elsewhere.
The Encyclopedia of Diplomacy, 2018