Manuel II Palaeologos on the strife between Bāyezīd I and Ḳāḓị Burhān al-Dīn Aḥmad

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ID2818398
AuthorsElizabeth A Zachariadou, Elizabeth Zachariadou (corresponding author)
Year1980
Volume43
Issue3
Pages471-481
Publication date1980-10-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0041-977X • E-ISSN: 1474-0699
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0041977x00137395
OpenAlexW2135011199
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited5

The letters of the Byzantine emperor Manuel II Palaeologos, studied and exploited by Byzantinists since they were published for the first time by E. Legrand in 1893, are now available in a new edition by G. Dennis, in which they are translated, accompanied by the appropriate comments and, in most cases, accurately dated. These letters constitute a most valuable contemporary source for the years 1382-1417 because they help to fill one part of the much deplored 'gap' in Byzantine historiography. Moreover, they include evidence which sheds light on some details of early Ottoman history, as will appear from the following analysis of Manuel's material dealing with the conflict between the sultan Bāyezīd I and the ruler of Sivas, ḲāḲi Burhān al-Dīn Aḥmad in 1391

Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Byzantine architecture · Emperor · Historiography · Humanities · Physics · Ruler · Byzantine Studies and History · Classics · Eurasian Exchange Networks · Historical and Linguistic Studies · History

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