New Evidence on the Saruhanid Dynasty
Abstract The article offers new evidence on the Saruhanid succession in the fourteenth century in light of a short chronicle contained in a Greek manuscript housed in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, which records a hitherto unknown internal conflict that took place in 1383. This and similar historical...
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| Published in | Turkish historical review Vol. 11; no. 2-3; pp. 138 - 148 |
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| Main Authors | , |
| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
| Published |
Leiden
Brill
01.06.2021
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| Online Access | Get full text |
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| Summary: | Abstract
The article offers new evidence on the Saruhanid succession in the fourteenth century in light of a short chronicle contained in a Greek manuscript housed in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, which records a hitherto unknown internal conflict that took place in 1383. This and similar historical evidence reflect the continuity of life of the Greek Orthodox communities under the Turcoman conquerors in a period marked by the increasing decline of Byzantine power and the rise of the Ottomans. |
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| ISSN: | 1877-5454 1877-5462 |
| DOI: | 10.1163/18775462-bja10012 |