

It is an important document of his epoch and contains a large amount of information about history, geography, and culture. Eight volumes were printed in the Arabic alphabet between 18, and the last two volumes were published in the Latin alphabet between 19.Įvliya’s work is the longest memoir in classical Turkish literature. In the Travel Book by Evliya elebi, which is deemed to be one of the most important works of the 17th century, there exists - along with the geographical characteristics, history, architecture, demographic Bu makale Crosscheck sistemi tarafndan taranm ve bu sistem sonularna gre orijinal bir makale olduu tespit edilmitir. 17th century Ottoman explorer Mehmed Zilli, known as Evliya Celebi, who travelled the empire for 40 years, recording his observations in his Book of Travel. Part of the work was published for the first time in 1843. His travel sketches and diaries, which he edited at the end of his life, formed a ten-volume work called the Book of Travels (also known as Chronicle of a Traveler). He visited the Northern Caucasus, the Ukraine, Moldavia, and the Crimea, and he sailed along the Don, Volga, and Iaik (now Ural) rivers. Like much of European travel writing for the period, the Travels privileges personal experience, though without adhering to a single paradigm for observing and assessing lands, near and distant. Turkish traveler, geographer, and writer.įor approximately 50 years, including time spent on military campaigns, Evliya traveled about many countries in Asia, Africa, and Europe. 1683) is the most extensive record of the Ottoman imperial realm and beyond in the early modern era. Evliya was a courtier who was restless when in Istanbul, and used his connections to accompany senior officials appointed to undertake government business in farflung places. Evliya seldom travelled beyond the political borders of the Empire, although he recorded missions in Safavid Iran, Crimea, Circassia, the. Celebi wrote that, when seen from a distance, the bridge 'looks round like. 25,1611, in Istanbul died there in 1682 or 1683. This paper examines the social, cultural and political place of the Ottoman Empire in the wider world through a critical analysis of Book of Travels by the Ottoman traveller Evliya elebi, arguably the most influential travelogue in Ottoman history. (Book of Travels)1 CAROLINE FINKEL In 2007 the translation into English of the first two books of Evliya Çelebis (EÇ) Seyahatnâme2 by the celebrated Austrian diplomat and orientalist Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall3 was. The first written account of young men leaping off Stari Most into the rushing waters of the Neretva comes from the 17th century Ottoman explorer Mehmed Zilli, known as Evliya Celebi, who traveled the empire for 40 years, recording his observations in his Book of Travel. Granary system of Guangzhou, tea consumption and how its municipal administration functioned.Born Mar. He mentioned that the Muslim community had its ownĮmperor Xuānzong of Tang). Muslim populace of Guangzhou had their ownīazaars. Guangzhou he noted that the Chinese used fingerprint records to maintain the identities of newly arrived foreigners, charged extortionate rates for imported goods and that the route to China by sea was dangerous due to piracy and frequent rain. Mihira Bhoja was a bitter enemy of "the Muslims" and according to Sulaiman, maintained a large army and had a fine cavalry. Pala Empire, and referred to a kingdom named 'Ruhma' and attested to their military power. Little is known about Sulaiman other than the fact that he was a merchant, confirmed by his second name ( Tang China, and marveled at the excellent quality of The Journal of Aesthetic Education, 2019. Sculpture in Evliyâ Çelebis The Book of Travels. Arabic: سليمان التاجر, lit.'Solomon the Merchant') was a 9th-centuryĬhina and wrote an account of his voyages around AD 850. Evliyâ Çelebi, who wrote accounts of his travels that lasted over forty years (from the Aegean to the Sea of Azov, from the northern Black Sea steppe to the upper Nile).
