Vyzvědači mezi křížem a půlměsícem. Turecké nebezpečí z pohledu polského zpravodaje ve druhé polovině 16. století

• Authors: Prazakova K.

Title variants

EN

SPIES BETWEEN THE CROSS AND THE CRESCENT; THE TURKISH THREAT AS SEEN BY A POLISH REPORTER IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE 16TH CENTURY

• Languages of publication: CS

Abstracts

EN

Among valuable documents from the Rozmberk and Svamberk archives, which are deposited in the Historica collection of the regional archive in Trebon, several hundred manuscript newspapers and news items from the 16th century have been preserved. This extensive collection contains a unique report on the Turkish policy towards the Polish-Lithuanian state. It was written by an unknown Polish reporter on his return journey from Constantinople in 1576. He wanted to warn his patron, probably a senator, against the schemes of the Ottoman government about which he had heard from spies on the Sultan's court. He accompanied his information by numerous commentaries. Thus his report provides a peek into the 16th century Polish noblemen's lives and portraits the image of the Turks in their minds. Conversely, citations by the Viziers, their reporters and advisors provide information about the way the Rzeczpospolita was regarded by foreigners. The newspaper opens with plots concerning the Black Sea region, where the Turks aspired to prevent further Cossacks' interventions. However, the Grand Vizier's hunger to pillage or conquer the Polish-Lithuanian state seemed to be much more important. The reporter dealt with this topic in the second, more extensive part of his report. With great apprehension he informed on a counsel between the Grand Vizier and an unknown Frenchman, who willingly offered his intelligence on the Polish-Lithuanian state and instigated the Turks to attack it.

Keywords

EN

OTTOMAN EMPIRE; POLAND

Discipline

• HISTORY: HISTORY

• Publisher: Institute of History, Czech Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Slovanský přehled: historická revue pro dějiny střední, východní a jihovýchodní Evropy (Slavonic Review: Review for Central, Eastern and Southeastern European history)
• Year: 2008
• Volume: 94
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 93-107
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Prazakova K.

• K. Prazakova, Historicky ustav Filozoficke fakulty Jihoceske univerzity v Ceskych Budejovicich, Na Mlynske stoce 35, 370 01 Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic

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CEJSH db identifier

08CZAAAA04538753