Research Article

Conquest of Bosnia in the Light of Ottoman Chronicles

Volume: 4 Number: 7 July 15, 2018
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Conquest of Bosnia in the Light of Ottoman Chronicles

Abstract

Fatih Sultan Mehmed adopted the understanding of dominance in the world which is an old Turkish tradition. Fatih Sultan’s aim was to collect both Christian and Islam civilization under his hegemony so that he can establish a global empire. Following the conquest of Istanbul, Sultan Mehmed’s first initiative was to build a great and rich center for his state that became an imperial force. Then, he wanted to abolish the factors which might lay a claim on Istanbul. Furthermore, his political agenda was to abandon the regional principalities system; and he wanted to conquest all principalities directly so that he can establish a central empire. The Balkan Peninsula was a region that should be under control against the western threats and at the same time it was a gate to transfer the Turkish-Islam civilization to the west. He followed the way of abolishing the principalities till Tuna so as to establish his dominance over the region; and he combined all Balkan Peninsula in one entity. The besieging of Bosnia was one of the initiatives towards this aim. In this research, conquest of Bosnia in the period of the Mehmet II (1480), will be evaluated through the works of classical Ottoman history writers such as Tursun Bey, Oruç Bey, İbn Kemal, Solak-Zade Mehmed Hemdemî Çelebi.

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Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

July 15, 2018

Submission Date

June 17, 2018

Acceptance Date

July 13, 2018

Published in Issue

Year 2018 Volume: 4 Number: 7

Chicago
Seyhan, Ayşe. 2018. “Conquest of Bosnia in the Light of Ottoman Chronicles”. Osmanlı Medeniyeti Araştırmaları Dergisi 4 (7): 152-61. https://doi.org/10.21021/osmed.434303.

Indexes

SCOPUS, TÜBİTAK/ULAKBİM TR DİZİN [SBVT]

INDEX COPERNİCUS [ICI], ISAM, SOBIAD and Scilit.


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