by Freely, John
91 ‘At the other end …’, ibid., p. 96
91 ‘From both sides …’, Sumner-Boyd, pp. 300-1
92 There has been formed …, Miller, The Palace School of Muhammad the Conqueror, p. 40
92 On the left side …, Necipoğlu, pp. 141-2
92-93 This bath is always …, ibid., p. 124
93 ‘Never hath a more delightful …’, Evliya Çelebi, vol. I, part I, p. 49
8. A RENAISSANCE COURT IN ISTANBUL
95 He himself spent …, Kritoboulos, p. 209
96 He [Mehmet] also ran …, ibid.
96 ‘how the Sultan …’, ibid., p. 177
96 Among the companions …, ibid.
96-97 So he called for…, ibid., pp. 209-10
97 ‘developments in the West …’, Babinger, p. 248
98 Let no one doubt …, ibid., p. 249
99 ‘To the Supreme Emperor…’, Kritoboulos, p. 3
100 ‘Rum and Frankish’, Raby, p. 19
100 ‘How the Sultan …’, Kritoboulos, p. 181
100 ‘must have been colored …’, Raby, p. 21
101 ‘held philosophical discussions …’, Kritoboulos, p. 209
101 ‘about the principles …’, ibid.
101 ‘seems to have been …’, Raby, p. 19
101 ‘a Hebrew commentary…’, ibid., p. 17
101-102 ‘Mordechai Comtino …’, ibid.
102 ‘the most original …’, Runciman, The Last Byzantine Renaissance, p. 2
102 ‘Neither, it will not …’, Wilson, p. 56
102-103 particularly by those …, Miller, The Palace School of Muhammad the Conqueror, pp. 28-9
103 When the rosebud …, Babinger, p. 474
103 ‘not the slightest cloud …’, ibid., p. 477
103 ‘Despite this poetic …’, ibid.
104 ‘prince of wickedness’, Setton, vol. II, p. 251
104 ‘a good painter’, Babinger, p. 378
104 ‘It was I who wrote …’, Miller, The Palace School of Muhammad the Conqueror, p. 35
105 ‘a parrot about to …’, Runciman, The Fall of Constantinople 1453, p. 58
105 ‘Mehmet, Emperor of …’, Babinger, p. 387
106 ‘one in the Persian-Karaman …’, Raby, p. 28
106 ‘The books and treatises …’, Stavrides, p. 294
106 ‘For the exalted Mahmut …’, ibid.
107 ‘the beam of the …’, ibid., p. 297
107 ‘were the most pleasant …’, ibid., p. 298
107 ‘Tursun Beg’s history…’, Tursun Beg, p. 20
107 ‘It is said that …’, Stavrides, p. 301
107-108 ‘The contents of …’, ibid., p. 307
108 She made her lock …, ibid., p. 314
108 ‘the young leader…’, Bisaha, p. 83
108 ‘While the Sultan …’, Kritoboulos, p. 210
9. THE CONQUEST OF NEGROPONTE
109 He himself with …, Kritoboulos, pp. 211-12
109-110 Then, with a mighty…, ibid., p. 215
110 My dearest son: …, Setton, vol. II, p. 279
110 ‘The lord Scanderbeg …’, ibid.
111 ‘how the pope refuses …’, ibid., p. 280
111 ‘the affairs of Scanderbeg …’, ibid.
111 ‘but his Holiness wants …’, ibid.
111 ‘Scanderbeg departed today…’, ibid., p. 282
111 ‘saying that he did …’, ibid.
111 ‘and so he …’, ibid.
112 ‘he ravaged the whole …’, Kritoboulos, p. 218
112 ‘who took refuge …’, ibid.
112 ‘when he learned …’, ibid., p. 219
113 ‘most loyal and …’, ibid., p. 222
113 As he found that …, ibid.
114 Hasan Beg went …, Imber, The Ottoman Empire, 1300-1481, pp. 192-3
114 The Ottoman troops …, Tursun Beg, pp. 56-7
115 Never, in everyone’s …, Setton, vol. II, p. 291
116 ‘that the Turk has …’, ibid., p. 298-9
116 ‘At first I judged …’, ibid., p. 301
117 ‘on 15 June came …’, Imber, The Ottoman Empire, 1300-1481, p. 202
117 ‘Tell your lord …’, Setton, vol. II, p. 301
117 ‘Mahmud Pasha with …’, Stavrides, p. 170
119 ‘It is related …’, ibid., p. 172
119 ‘You can tell …’, Morris, p. 59
119 ‘no one in the armada …’, Setton, vol. II, p. 303
119 ‘All Venice is in …’, Babinger, p. 284
119 Today the report …, Setton, vol. II, p. 300
119-120 ‘Now it does indeed …’, ibid., p. 303
120 ‘dominion over the globe …’, Babinger, p. 284
120 ‘The Sultan did not …’, Tursun Beg, p. 58
10. VICTORY OVER THE WHITE SHEEP
122 ‘fleeing like a bandit …’, Imber, The Ottoman Empire, 1300-1481, p. 208
122 ‘Beloved sons, there …’, Setton, vol. II, p. 305
122 ‘Add also that we understand …’, ibid., p. 306
123 ‘that although fortune …’, ibid.
123 ‘that each should hold …’, ibid.
123 ‘all the lords of …’, ibid., pp. 306-7
123 ‘we have concluded …’, ibid., p. 307
123 ‘most truculent race of …’, ibid., p. 315
124 ‘eradicated and expelled …’, Imber, The Ottoman Empire, 1300-1481, p. 205
125 And with great courage …, Babinger, p. 305
127 The Ottoman prince Mustafa …, Tursun Beg, p. 59
127 ‘bearing copious gifts …’, Imber, The Ottoman Empire, 1300-1481, pp. 211-12
127 ‘was the most valiant …’, Stavrides, p. 173
127-128 ‘The violent winter season …’, ibid., p. 174
128 ‘The beylerbeyi of Rumeli …’, ibid., p. 175
128 ‘at present we are …’, Imber, The Ottoman Empire, 1300-1481, p. 213
128 ‘forty camels laden …’, ibid.
128 ‘Son of a whore …’, ibid., p. 215
128-129 Mahmut Pasha asked …, Tursun Beg, p. 60
129 ‘At this time …’, Stavrides, p. 177
129 ‘It is said that …’, ibid.
130 ‘he made the envy…’, Stavrides, p. 180
130 ‘The Turkish Signor …’, ibid., p. 339
130 ‘that the Christians attack …’, Setton, vol. II, p. 320
130 ‘And would that we …’, ibid.
130 ‘so that we may…’, ibid.
130 ‘ride against the Ottomans …’, Babinger, p. 321
131 ‘The king is of …’, Barbaro and Contarini, pp. 37ff
131 ‘His eldest son …’, ibid.
11. CONQUEST OF THE CRIMEA AND ALBANIA
134 The carpets which were spread …, Stavrides, p. 344
134 [Her funeral oration] lasted more …, Miller, The Palace School of Muhammad the Conqueror, p. 31
135 ‘My last request …’, Stavrides, p. 350
135 ‘The spy that …’, ibid., p. 182
135 ‘It is impossible …’, ibid., p. 181
135 ‘From the time …’, Kritoboulos, p. 89
137 ‘that the world …’, Babinger, p. 338
138 ‘that the Turks had …’, Imber, The Ottoman Empire, 1300-1481, pp. 224-5
140 ‘and put Süleyman Pasha’s …’, ibid., p. 231
140 ‘We put Count Stephen to flight …’, ibid.
140 ‘The Prince [Stephen] fled …’, Tursun Beg, p. 62
141 ‘disregarding the fact …’, Imber, The Ottoman Empire, 1300-1481, p. 232
141 ‘Out of consideration …’, Tursun Beg, p. 62
142 There was great fear…, Imber, The Ottoman Empire, 1300-1481, p. 235
142 ‘The enemy is at …’, Babinger, p. 358
144 ‘the Doge and the …’, Imber, The Ottoman Empire, 1300-1481, p. 279
145 ‘By the God of Heaven …’, Babinger, pp. 369-70
145 Thus after sixteen ye
ars …, Brown, p. 318
12. THE SIEGE OF RHODES
147 ‘of the arrest of …’, Setton, vol. II, p. 337
147-148 By letters of Bernardo …, ibid.
148 ‘with some of our…’, ibid., p. 341
149 He [Gedik Ahmet Pasha] …, ibid.
149 ‘He also laid waste …’, Imber, The Ottoman Empire, 1300-1481, p. 243
151 ‘of fine person …’, Freely, Jem Sultan, p. 74
151 ‘a good painter’, Babinger, p. 378
152 ‘Maometto Secondo i suo …’, ibid., p. 379
153 ‘les plaisairs du monde’, ibid., p. 377
153 ‘grande gourmandise’, ibid.
153 ‘Lest people notice …’, Freely, Jem Sultan, p. 30
154 ‘there was nothing …’, ibid., p. 73
156 ‘The city is well provided …’, Brockman, p. 65
156 ‘The sea was covered …’, ibid., p. 66
156 ‘three great bronze …’, ibid., p. 67
156-157 ‘the ground trembled …’, ibid., pp. 67-8
157 We resist with all our power…, ibid., p. 71
158 ‘for three whole days …’, ibid., p. 79
158-159 Neither did the Grand …, ibid., p. 75
159 ‘My place is …’, ibid., p. 78
159 ‘The city will be devastated …’, ibid., p. 81
159 ‘Take your armies home …’, ibid., p. 81
161 ‘There were corpses …’, ibid., pp. 88-9
161 ‘many of our Knights …’, ibid., p. 89
161 ‘including the Bailiff …’, ibid.
162 ‘not sounding instruments…’, Imber, The Ottoman Empire, 1300-1481, p. 249
162 ‘for praise of God …’, Freely, Jem Sultan, p. 31
13. THE CAPTURE OF OTRANTO
163 ‘for it is of course …’, Setton, vol. II, p. 361
164 We think of nothing else …, ibid., p. 343
165 ‘fire, flame, ruin …’, Babinger, p. 391
165 This morning four horsemen …, Setton, vol. II, p. 343
165 ‘the number of ships …’, ibid., pp. 343-4
165 ‘who says that …’, ibid., p. 344
166 ‘by a great miracle …’, Schwoebel, p. 144
166 ‘Venetian merchants had suffered …’, Setton, vol. II, p. 340
167 In Rome the alarm …, Pastor, vol. IV, p. 334
168 Sixtus IV would have …, ibid., p. 335
168 ‘How perilous it has become …’, Setton, vol. II, p. 364
168 ‘if the faithful, and …’, ibid.
168 ‘for we confess …’, ibid., p. 366
168 ‘seventeen successive years …’, Setton, vol. II, p. 365
169 ‘preferred being associated …’, Schwoebel, p. 134
169 ‘owing to the great perils …’, ibid., p. 139
169 ‘because we are prepared …’, Setton, vol. II, p. 367
169 ‘We do not believe …’, ibid.
169 ‘he would add another…’, ibid., p. 370
170 ‘all the Spains’, ibid.
170 ‘and the king of England …’, ibid.
170 ‘that the Venetians are …’, ibid.
170 ‘of which mention is …’, ibid.
170 ‘and in making the …’, ibid.
170 ‘as good a friend …’, ibid.
170 ‘western Europe go the way…’, ibid., p. 371
170 ‘before the Eternal City…’, Freely, Jem Sultan, p. 35
14. DEATH OF THE CONQUEROR
172 ‘the twenty-second hour’, Imber, The Ottoman Empire, 1300-1481, p. 252
172 ‘Besides the gracious gift …’, ibid.
172 ‘the wind whistling …’, Freely, Jem Sultan, p. 39
173 ‘Long live Beyazit!’, ibid., p. 41
176 ‘There are no ties …’, Babinger, p. 405
177 ‘Victory or Death!’, Freely, Jem Sultan, p. 48
177 ‘The Karaman crows …’, ibid.
180 ‘La Grande Aquila è morta!’, Babinger, p. 408
180 ‘It is fortunate for Christendom …’, Freely, Jem Sultan, p. 37
180 ‘this second Lucifer…’, ibid.
180-181 If a pen could describe …, Setton, vol. II, pp. 362-3
181 For about the time …, ibid., p. 363
181-182 ‘showing us a light …’, ibid., p. 371
182 ‘We have our fleet ready…’, ibid.
182 ‘with the Turkish tyrant’s death …’, ibid.
182 ‘gave him his legate’s …’, Pastor, vol. IV, p. 343
182 ‘weapons were brandished …’, ibid.
183 ‘which we have been waiting for…’, Setton, vol. II, p. 373
183 ‘This is the time of deliverance …’, ibid.
183 ‘lest we prove unequal …’, ibid.
184 ‘would, like Eugenius IV…’, Pastor, vol. IV, p. 347
184 ‘the present terror of the world’, Knolles, vol. I, p. 1
184-185 The death of this mighty man …’, ibid., p. 483
15. THE SONS OF THE CONQUEROR
188 ‘the good and sincere …’, Freely, Jem Sultan, p. 67
188 ‘glorious victory’, ibid.
188 ‘rid the world of …’, ibid., p. 83
189 ‘He was a gift …’, ibid., p. 85
190 ‘won the key of …’, ibid., p. 127
191 ‘contra Turcum’, ibid., p. 185
191 ‘who was most valuable …’, ibid., p. 188
192 ‘in having next to …’, ibid., p. 218
192 ‘when some of his …’, ibid., p. 222
193 ‘Italy and the Christian …’, ibid., p. 230
194 ‘did not want them in Italy’, Setton, vol. II, p. 454
195 ‘The French King will …’, ibid., p. 247
197 ‘Monseigneur, the King of …’, ibid., p. 263
197 ‘I am only an unhappy…’, ibid., p. 263
197 ‘the Italians were a pack …’, ibid., p. 269
197 ‘the first town and …’, ibid., p. 270
197 ‘Truly we belong to …’, ibid., p. 273
16. THE TIDE OF CONQUEST TURNS
199 ‘because the Turk …’, Freely, Jem Sultan, p. 294
200 ‘Signor Turco’, ibid., p. 295
200 ‘had never tried …’, ibid.
200 ‘and we have written …’, ibid.
200 ‘which they all knew…’, ibid.
200 ‘as was given in …’, ibid.
200 ‘decided to have the sea …’, ibid., pp. 295-6
202 ‘Selim the Grim died …’, ibid., p. 304
202-203 ‘When he heard …’, ibid.
203 ‘He is said to be …’, Freely, Istanbul, the Imperial City, p. 194
203 ‘This news is lamentable …’, Freely, Jem Sultan, p. 305
204 ‘to be master…’, ibid., p. 306
206 ‘Sick Man of Europe’, Freely, Istanbul, the Imperial City, p. 257
17. THE CONQUEROR’S CITY
215 ‘He further ordered …’, Kritoboulos, p. 93
216 ‘was deposed by…’, Freely, Istanbul, the Imperial City, p. 219
219 I myself have often …, ibid., p. 189
219 ‘The türbe’, ibid.
219 ‘The sepulchre of her…’, ibid.
219 ‘I entered with veneration …’, ibid.
221 ‘he left in Ottoman …’, Sumner-Boyd, The Seven Hills of Istanbul, p. 950
221 ‘a man of the wisest …’, Kritoboulos, p. 88
223 ‘wholly new’, Sumner-Boyd, The Seven Hills of Istanbul, p. 573
224 Muhammed caused him …, Miller, The Palace School of Muhammad the Conqueror, p. 42
225 By the grace of God …, Necipoğlu, pp. 335-6
Glossary
The following are some Turkish words and technical terms in architecture that are used in the text. Turkish words enclosed in parenthesis are the form that they take when they are modified by a preceding noun; e.g. Yeni Cami = the New Mosque, whereas Sultan Ahmet Camii = the Mosque
of Sultan Ahmet.
Ağa: title given to the chief black and white eunuchs and the commander of
the janissaries
bayram: religious holiday
bedesten: multi-domed building, usually in the centre of a Turkish market, where
valuable goods are stored and sold
beylerbey: governor general
beylik: Türkmen principality
büyük: big
cadde (caddesi): avenue
cami (camii): mosque
caravanserai: Turkish inn for travellers
çarşı (çarşısı): market
çeşme (çeşmesi): Turkish fountain
darüşşifa: Ottoman hospital
dershane: lecture hall of an Islamic school of theology
devşirme: periodic levy of Christian youths inducted into the Ottoman army
divan: a type of Turkish and Persian poetry
Divan: the Imperial Council
eski: old
gazi: warrior for the Islamic faith
grand vezir: the sultan’s chief minister
hamam (hamamı): Turkish bath
han (hanı): Turkish commercial building; an inner-city caravanserai
harem: women’s quarters in an Ottoman home or palace
hisar (hisarı): Turkish fortress or castle
imam: cleric who presides over public prayers in a mosque
imaret: refectory or public kitchen of a mosque
janissary: member of the elite corps of the Ottoman army
kapı (kapısı): gate or door
kadı: judge
kapıcı: gatekeeper or guard
köşk (köşkü): kiosk
küçük: little
kule: tower
külliye (külliyesi): Ottoman religious complex, usually consisting of a mosque and
its associated pious and philanthropic foundations
kütüphane (kütüphanesi): library
medrese (medresesi): Islamic school of theology
mektep (mektebi): primary school
mescit (mescidi): small mosque
mihrab: niche in a mosque indicating the direction of Mecca
mimber: pulpit in a mosque:
müezzin: cleric who chants the responses to the prayers of the imam in a