Looking at the French Revolution through Ottoman eyes
Ebubekir Ratib Efendi's observations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2788502 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Fatih Yeşil (0000-0002-5856-6045, Hacettepe University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 70 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 283-304 |
| Publication date | 2007-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0041-977X • E-ISSN: 1474-0699 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0041977x07000432 |
| OpenAlex | W2113630739 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
Received wisdom has always held that the Ottomans took little interest in events beyond their borders except when they were likely to affect them. Previous scholars have suggested that it was only when French revolutionary forces occupied the Eastern Mediterranean that the Ottomans took an interest in and then condemned the revolution. From the despatches and reports of Ebubekir Ratib Efendi, ambassador to Vienna, we discover that at least one Ottoman diplomat was sending detailed accounts of events in Paris and the reactions of governments throughout Europe. Ratib Efendi's diplomatic activities would suggest that reforms were already taking place in 1793, at least in the field of gathering intelligence. This signals a fundamental change in the psyche of the Ottoman political order
Ancient history · Art history · Economic history · French revolution · George (robot) · Order (exchange) · Political science · Politics · Psyche · Psychoanalysis · Classics · European Political History Analysis · History · Law · Ottoman and Turkish Studies · Ottoman Empire History and Society · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.8 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |