Honored by the Glory of Islam. Conversion and Conquest in Ottoman Europe

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Tzevi, Shabbatai, 122
background of, 123–24
conversion of, 9, 126–29, 283n 19
introduction to, 9, 121
Judaism of, 255–56
Kabbalah/messianism and, 124,
282 n 10
mercy shown to, 129–30
renaming and proselytization of, 131
See also Mehmed, Aziz

Umar II, Umayyad Caliph, 247
Uyvar campaign
citadel conquest in, 153
Mehmed IV’s involvement in, 152–53
military triumphs including, 212

Valide Sultan Mosque, 8, 81–82
Vardat, 212
Venetian admiral’s conversion, 202
Venice
Ahmed, Fazıl, and, 151
Mehmed, Köprülü, and, 77–78
shipping lane blockade by, 57–58
siege of Candia and, 53–55, 56, 154–59
Vienna, sieges of, 11
cannons and bells in, 254–55
conversion theory and, 23
defeat and retreat in, 220–21
downturn in, 217, 218
Events of Calamities of Vienna and,
213–14, 295n 14
fi nal battle in, 219–20
initial successes of, 214–15
introduction to, 205–6
letter of conditions and, 215, 296n 22
Mehmed, Vani, and, 209–10, 218
Mustafa, Kara, and, 213, 214
opening ceremony for, 214
political and religious aftermath of,
221–27
possible outcome of, 210
preparatory ritual practices in, 216–17
reasons for defeat in, 222–23
rebellion following, 225–26
scapegoats out of, 222
Silahdar on, 224–25
Suleiman and, 213
Turhan death during, 217

united Christian forces and, 219

voluntary conversion, 193–94, 293n 29

war

correspondence, 152–55

Mehmed IV’s involvement in, 152–53,

155–56, 168

military incompetence in, 53, 55,

268 n 88

Russian, 171–73

sermons, 172–73

siege of Candia and, 53–55, 56, 154–59

1656 revolt and, 56–57

soldier and civilian conversions in,

177–78, 291n 62

soldier slaughter in, 178, 291n 63

Venetian shipping lane blockade and,

57–58

weak navy in, 55–56, 269nn91–92

See also military campaign(s)

Way of Muhammad (Mehmed, Birgili), 72

White Castle (Pamuk)

Mehmed IV’s hunting and, 182

pursuit of, 163

women

conversion of, 200–201, 228–29

domination of, 143–44

royal, 45–48

writers, elite

complaints of, 41–45

desire for power of, 44

mercenary units and upstart military

and, 43

political economy changes and, 43–44

servitors and, 42–43

writers, Ottoman

conversion and, 246–47

early versus later, 140–41

jihad/ghaza and, 11–12

Mehmed IV’s hunting passion and,

181–82

Mehmed IV’s portrayal by, 140

Yanık

jihad/ghaza and, 147

Mustafa, Kara, and, 213

Yanova, 212

Yeni Kale, 212

Yeniköy, 32