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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Main Author: Ömer Gezer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Istanbul University Press 2023-03-01
Series:Tarih Dergisi
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Online Access:https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/8F1F83EB663F4108A43CDC42E0A2EEF3
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