| Titre | Marchands ottomans en Pologne-Lituanie et en Moscovie sous le règne de Soliman le Magnifique | |
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| Auteur | Gilles Veinstein | |
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Revue | Cahiers du monde russe |
| Numéro | volume 35, no 4, octobre-décembre 1994 | |
| Rubrique / Thématique | Articles |
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| Page | 713-738 | |
| Résumé anglais |
Gilles Veinstein, Ottoman merchants in Poland-Lithuania and in Muscovy during the reign ofSuleyman the Magnificent. This article is a systematic exploitation of the correspondence — in Ottoman Turkish preserved mainly in the archives of Poland — between the Ottoman sultan, Suleyman the Magnificent (1520-1566) and the successive kings of Poland, Sigismund and Sigismund Augustus, with the objective of studying Ottoman trade in Poland, Lithuania and Muscovy during this period. As a matter of fact, the three aforesaid destinations are closely linked so long as connections between Istanbul and Moscow pass mostly by the so-called "Moldavian- Polish" road. In the sixteenth century, the participants in this trade are the Ottoman merchants, the only ones to visit Christian lands with those who travel to Ancona and Venice. They belong to two categories : the "Court merchants" (hâssa tâciri) and the private persons. Those of the first group deal (as already been stated) in the acquisition of precious furs in Moscow. However, these goods become pre-eminent only progressively and never attain exclusivity : birds of prey and tin are also brought back by those Court merchants whose prerogatives, methods and status are outlined in this article. For its part, private trade — also encouraged and protected by the sultan — is remarkably active. It is handled mainly by Muslims and Armenians who export Anatolian textiles, spices and jewels and import cloth and linen, while valuable furs remain the privilege of official merchants. In the practice of their trade they make use of limited partnership, barter, and credit operations. Source : Éditeur (via Persée) |
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