ahidname
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thumb|Mehmed the Conqueror|Mehmed II's ahidnâme to the Catholic monks of the recently conquered Bosnia, issued in 1463, granting them full [[religious freedom and protection]] An Ahdname, achtiname, ahidnâme or athname (meaning the "Bill of Oath") is a type of Ottoman charter commonly referred to as a capitulation. During the early modern period, the Ottoman Empire called it an Ahidname-i-Humayun or an imperial pledge and the Ahdname functioned as an official agreement between the Empire and various European states.
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8 sectionsContents
- Historical background
- Structure of the Ahdname
- List of Venetian Ahdnames
- Examples of Ottoman Ahdnames
- Bibliography
- See also
- External links
- References
thumb|Mehmed the Conqueror|Mehmed II's ahidnâme to the Catholic monks of the recently conquered Bosnia, issued in 1463, granting them full [[religious freedom and protection]] An Ahdname, achtiname, ahidnâme or athname (meaning the "Bill of Oath") is a type of Ottoman charter commonly referred to as a capitulation. During the early modern period, the Ottoman Empire called it an Ahidname-i-Humayun or an imperial pledge and the Ahdname functioned as an official agreement between the Empire and various European states.
==Historical background== The Ahdname still requires much detailed study regarding its historical background and about what type of document it was. What is known however is that the Ahdname was an important part of Ottoman diplomacy in that it set forth a contractual agreement between two states, usually between the Ottoman Empire and European nations, like Venice. It was influential in the way it helped to structure society and maintained the agreements made between nation states.