Preface A note on placenames and foreign terms Introduction Foreign Relations in Islamic Chanceries, Documents of Peace and Reconcilement in Ottoman Diplomatics 'Ahdnames - capitulations or peace treaties? p. 3 The diplomatic sections of the 'ahdname p. 8 The preparation of the 'ahdname p. 35 Temessuk-type documents p. 47 Sinurname - protocols of demarcation p. 57 The procedure of peacemaking in the Ottoman empire p. 68 Polish-Ottoman treaty documents in Turkish, Polish, and other collections p. 86 Embassies and Treaties. A Chronological Survey The first century (1414-1520) p. 99 The "classical" age (1520-1617) p. 116 A stormy period (1617-1703) p. 129 The interrupted century (1704-1795) p. 159 Diplomacy and diplomats: envoys, cavuses, and dragomans p. 169 Trade and merchants in the "Polish" 'ahdnames p. 185 Chronology of the reigns of Ottoman sultans and Polish kings (1413-1795) p. 190 Principles of publication p. 191 Texts (12 June 1444) The 'ahdname sent by Murad II to King Ladislaus p. 197 (22 March 1489) The 'ahdname sent by Bayezid II to King Casimir (Facs. I) p. 200 (6 April 1494) The 'ahdname sent by Bayezid II to King John Albert [Facs. II] p. 202 (28 June 1494) The royal confirmation of the treaty and the formula of the royal oath p. 205 (1 March 1500) The formula of the royal oath preserved in Polish p. 207 (19 July 1501) The 'ahdname sent by Bayezid II to King John Albert p. 208 (9 October 1502) The 'ahdname sent by Bayezid II to King Alexander [Facs. III] p. 210 (21 February 1503) The royal confirmation of the treaty p. 213 (4 February 1514) The Latin formula of the proposed treaty inserted into the royal instruction addressed to Jerzy Krupski, the Polish envoy to Selim I p. 216 (1 October 1519) The 'ahdname sent by Selim I to King Sigismund I [Facs. IV] p. 218 (18 October 1525) The 'ahdname sent by Suleyman I to King Sigismund I [Facs. V] p. 222 (5-14 October 1528) The 'ahdname sent by Suleyman I to King Sigismund I (contemporary Italian translation) p. 227 (18-26 January 1533) The 'ahdname sent by Suleyman I to King Sigismund I (contemporary Italian translation) p. 230 (1 May 1533) The royal confirmation of the treaty p. 232 (1 August 1553) The 'ahdname sent by Suleyman I to King Sigismund I p. 234 (12 March 1554) The royal confirmation of the treaty p. 243 (6-15 December 1554) The Ottoman copy (suret-i 'ahdname) issued on the request of the Polish king and reiterating the conditions of the 'ahdname of 1553 [Facs. VI] p. 247 (17-26 October 1564) The 'ahdname sent by Prince Selim to King Sigismund August (contemporary Latin translation) p. 255 (30 April 1565) The royal confirmation of the treaty p. 260 (23 July 1568) The 'ahdname sent by Selim II to King Sigismund August (contemporary Latin translation) p. 265 (17 July 1577) The 'ahdname sent by Murad III to King Stephan Bathory [Facs. VII] p. 269 (5 November 1577) The royal confirmation of the treaty p. 279 (10-18 October 1591) The 'ahdname sent by Murad III to King Sigismund III [Facs. VIII] p. 284 (15 January 1592) The royal confirmation of the treaty p. 294 (22 October 1595) The Ottoman-Crimean document of the Polish-Ottoman-Crimean agreement of Cecora (Tutora) p. 298 (22 October 1595) The Polish document of the agreement of Cecora p. 300 (11-20 November 1597) The 'ahdname sent by Mehmed III to King Sigismund III [Facs. IX] p. 303 (4 August 1598) The 'ahdname sent by Mehmed III to King Sigismund III [Facs. X] p. 313 (3 April 1606) The royal confirmation of the treaty of 1598 p. 324 (15 July 1607) The 'ahdname sent by Ahmed I to King Sigismund III p. 329 (23 September 1617) The Polish document of the agreement of Busza (or Jaruga) p. 345 (23 September 1617) The Ottoman document of the agreement of Busza p. 349 (26 May-4 June 1619) The 'ahdname sent by Osman II to King Sigismund III (contemporary Polish translation) p. 354 (2 December 1619) The royal confirmation of the treaty p. 369 (9 October 1621) The Polish document of the agreement of Chocim (Hotin) p. 376 (9 October 1621) The Ottoman document of the agreement of Chocim p. 381 (12-21 February 1623) The 'ahdname sent by Mustafa I to King Sigismund III [Facs. XI] p. 388 (10 October 1623) The 'ahdname sent by Murad IV to King Sigismund III [Facs. XII] p. 402 (1 April 1624) The royal confirmation of the treaty p. 419 (9 October 1630) An extract of the Ottoman document of agreement concluded between Murtaza Pasha and Hetman Stanislaw Koniecpolski p. 427 (30 August-8 September 1630) Peace terms agreed on by the kaymakam Redjeb Pasha and the Polish envoy Aleksander Piaseczynski [Facs. XIII] p. 429 (5 December 1633) The Polish protocol of demarcation (extract) p. 432 (19 August 1634) The Ottoman document of agreement concluded between Shahin Agha and Hetman Stanislaw Koniecpolski [Facs. XIV] p. 436 (8 September 1634) The Ottoman document of agreement concluded between Shahin Agha and Hetman Stanislaw Koniecpolski, confirmed by Murtaza Pasha [Facs. XV] p. 442 (23 October-1 November 1634) The 'ahdname sent by Murad IV to King Ladislaus IV [Facs. XVI] p. 448 (13-22 May 1640) The 'ahdname sent by Ibrahim I to King Ladislaus IV [Facs. XVII] p. 458 (3 September 1640) The royal confirmation of the treaty p. 471 (2-11 August 1667) The 'ahdname sent by Mehmed IV to King John Casimir [Facs. XVIII] p. 476 (26 January 1670) The royal confirmation of the treaty of 1667 [Facs. XIX] p. 490 (16 October 1672) The Polish document of the agreement of Buczacz p. 494 (18 October 1672) The Ottoman document of the agreement of Buczacz [Facs. XX] p. 496 (23 October 1672) The 'ahdname sent by Mehmed IV to King Michal [Facs. XXI] p. 501 (15 October 1676) The Polish document of the agreement of Zurawno p. 515 (14 October 1676) Another version of the Polish document of the agreement of Zurawno p. 518 (17 October 1676) The Ottoman document of the agreement of Zurawno [Facs. XXII] p. 520 (4-13 April 1678) The 'ahdname sent by Mehmed IV to King John III [Facs. XXIII] p. 528 (14 October 1680) The Polish protocol of demarcation p. 545 (15-24 October 1680) The Ottoman protocol of demarcation [Facs. XXIV] p. 555 (26 January 1699) The Polish document of the agreement of Karlowitz p. 581 (26 January 1699) The Ottoman document of the agreement of Karlowitz [Facs. XXV] p. 587 (1 March 1699) The royal confirmation of the treaty (first version) p. 599 (24 August 1699) The royal confirmation of the treaty (second version) [Facs. XXVI] p. 606 (6-15 October 1699) The 'ahdname sent by Mustafa II to King August II [Facs. XXVII] p. 612 (12 October 1703) The Ottoman protocol of demarcation [Facs. XXVIII] p. 626 (14 October 1703) The Polish protocol of demarcation [Facs. XXIX] p. 636 (22 April 1714) The Ottoman document containing two articles of peace agreed on between the grand vizier Damad Ali Pasha and the Polish envoy Stanislaw Chomentowski [Facs. XXX] p. 641 (autumn 1790) Proposed Polish-Ottoman defensive and commercial treaty (French version) p. 644 (4 October 1790) Proposed Polish-Ottoman defensive and commercial treaty (Turkish translation from French) [Facs. XXXI] p. 648 (autumn 1790) Proposed amendments to the Polish-Ottoman treaty for an offensive pact (French version) p. 654 (4 October 1790) Proposed amendments to the Polish-Ottoman treaty for an offensive pact (Turkish translation from French) [Facs. XXXII] p. 656 Abbreviations p. 661 Selected Bibliography p. 665 Glossary of geographical and ethnic terms p. 679 Index p. 711 Facsimiles