Escape From Cairo to Vienna: Çerkes Mehmed Bey’s Refuge Seeking in the Habsburg Empire
Çerkes Mehmed, a sovereign Mameluke bey of Ottoman Egypt, fled from Cairo in the spring of 1726 after losing his war of expansion against the Sublime Porte. He first fled to Tripoli, then to Algiers. During this time, he attempted to obtain an imperial pardon to return to Egypt, using both the influ...
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Istanbul University Press
2023-03-01
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| Series: | Tarih Dergisi |
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| Online Access: | https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/8F1F83EB663F4108A43CDC42E0A2EEF3 |
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