Mehmed the Conqueror between Sulh-i Kull and Prisca Theologia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3666693 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Giancarlo Casale (0000-0003-4541-4728, European University Institute, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 840-869 |
| Publication date | 2022-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Modern Asian Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0026-749X • E-ISSN: 1469-8099 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0026749x21000184 |
| OpenAlex | W4223951857 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 7 |
This article presents a new interpretation of the reign of the Ottoman sultan Mehmed the Conqueror (r. 1444-46, 1451-81) as refracted through the twin historical lenses of Mughal South Asia and the Renaissance Mediterranean. On the one hand, it argues that Mehmed, despite his current reputation as a conquering hero of Islam, in fact aspired to a model of sovereignty analogous to Akbar's Sulh-i Kull, and with a common point of origin in the conceptual worlds of post-Mongol Iran and Timurid central Asia. On the other hand, it also draws from the historiography of the Italian Renaissance to interpret Mehmed's cultural politics as being simultaneously inspired by a particular thread of Renaissance philosophy, the Prisca Theologia, which in many ways served as the Ottoman equivalent of Akbar's Sulh-i Kull
Historiography · Reign · Islamic Studies and History · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |