The aim of this paper is to examine the creation of the Ottoman capital of Istanbul through the reformulation of the Byzantine capital of Constantinople, following new perspectives on a formative period in the city‘s history. Following its conquest, the Ottoman Sultan, Mehmed II, immediately set out to rebuild the city and re-establish its economic and social vivacity. He resettled people from across the Ottoman Empire in the capital, and built the Grand Bazaar in the city‘s marketplace, dominating Istanbul‘s city centre.
Urban History in the Early Modern Age Mediterranean: The Case of Constantinople/Istanbul
GUGLIUZZO C
2019-01-01
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to examine the creation of the Ottoman capital of Istanbul through the reformulation of the Byzantine capital of Constantinople, following new perspectives on a formative period in the city‘s history. Following its conquest, the Ottoman Sultan, Mehmed II, immediately set out to rebuild the city and re-establish its economic and social vivacity. He resettled people from across the Ottoman Empire in the capital, and built the Grand Bazaar in the city‘s marketplace, dominating Istanbul‘s city centre.File in questo prodotto:
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