Ottoman-Polish diplomatic relations in the sixteenth century

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buir.advisorÖzel, Oktay
dc.contributor.authorWawrzyniak, Krzysztof
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-01T10:57:10Z
dc.date.available2016-07-01T10:57:10Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.departmentDepartment of Historyen_US
dc.descriptionCataloged from PDF version of article.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe Ottoman Empire and Poland-Lithuania remained direct neighbors from the late Middle Ages until the end of eighteenth century. Long coexistence of both states led to development of rich and diverse forms of contacts on various levels. The sixteenth century was marked by both continuity and change in the bilateral contacts. The overall peaceful political and diplomatic cooperation during the reign of the last Jagiellonians evolved into active competition by the end of the sixteenth century. The Ottoman statesmen tried to influence results of first royal elections and to secure continuity of the balance of power in Central Europe. This policy became most successful during the reign of Stephan Bathory. The reign of Bathory’s successor, Sigismund III Vasa became a step towards a century of military conflicts between the Ottoman Empire and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Unlike the political relations, trade and other economic activities remained stable. The thesis will present a critical approach towards existing historiography as such and it will reexamine major questions concerning the Ottoman-Polish relations in the sixteenth century. The Ottoman attempts to influence the royal elections in Poland-Lithuania and the border activities of the Cossacks, the Tatars and the border lords will be analyzed, in order to verify whether they influenced the deterioration of bilateral political and diplomatic issues. Practical dimensions of everyday OttomanPolish contacts together with analysis of major reasons of changes in relations will be the focal point of this study.en_US
dc.description.degreeM.A.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityWawrzyniak, Krzysztofen_US
dc.format.extent124 leaves, facsimsen_US
dc.identifier.itemidBILKUTUPB071246
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/29285
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.publisherBilkent Universityen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectOttoman Empireen_US
dc.subjectTradeen_US
dc.subjectDiplomacyen_US
dc.subjectLithuaniaen_US
dc.subjectPolanden_US
dc.subject.lccDR479.P7 W39 2003en_US
dc.titleOttoman-Polish diplomatic relations in the sixteenth centuryen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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