Diplomacy and culture at the Ottoman Court

Talitha Schepers discusses the images that Pieter Coecke van Aelst produced of the court of Suleiman I and their links to diplomacy.

Aneliya Stoyanova discusses dynastic diplomacy at the Ottoman court by analysing the co-operation between the Spanish and Austrian branches of the Habsburg dynasty.

Maxwell Hudson discusses how diplomacy at the Ottoman court was marked by ceremonies across the city and in everyday interactions between ambassadors and Ottoman officials.

Using diplomatic reports, this talk discusses the cultural relativism at play when diplomats moved between the Ottoman court and other Islamic courts in India and north Africa.

Discusses the extent to which European diplomats at the Ottoman court interacted with and learned about embassies from beyond Europe.

Discusses recent developments in how we think about early modern diplomatic history and why we should look at all diplomacy taking place in a particular court.