Living in the Ottoman Realm. Empire and Identity, 13th to 20th Centuries

Figure 3.1 Renewal of Sultan Mehmed II’s
1453 ahidname by Sultan Ahmed I in 1613.
The document displays the tuğra (signa-
ture) of Sultan Ahmed I. It starts with an
invocation and states that the people of
Galata sent him envoys to ask for renewal
of the privileges given by Sultan Mehmed
II. It is followed by the exact copy of Sultan
Mehmed II’s 1453 ahidname. (Archivio Se-
greto 2737 D, fol. 41. Courtesy of Archivio
di Stato di Genova.)