Zygmunt Abrahamowicz as a Historian
Dariusz Kołodziejczyk
d.w.kolodziejczyk@uw.edu.plInstytut Historyczny Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego (Poland)
Abstract
The author recalls his contacts with Zygmunt Abrahamowicz, the late,eminent Polish Turkologist of Karaite origin. In addition to the catalogue of Ottoman documents held in the Polish archives, Abrahamowicz edited several Ottoman and Crimean historical texts, providing them with rich annotations. He was not only a distinguished linguist, but also a historian. For instance, he formulated the highly persuasive hypothesis that, in 1683, Grand Vizier Kara Mustafa had not intended to take Vienna by general assault, as he was hoping instead for the capitulation of the besieged garrison there. Such a capitulation would have ensured that the spoils to be found in Vienna would have been guaranteed for the Ottoman treasury whereas in a general assault they would have been captured by the soldiers.
Keywords:
Turcology, the Ottoman Empire, Kara Mustafa Pasha, the Battle of ViennaReferences
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Authors
Dariusz Kołodziejczykd.w.kolodziejczyk@uw.edu.pl
Instytut Historyczny Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego Poland
Profesor w Instytucie Historii Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego oraz w Instytucie Historii Państwowej Akademii Nauk. Historyk, badacz epoki nowożytnej. Specjalizuje się w dziejach Imperium Osmańskiego, Chanatu Krymskiego i Persji Safawidów.
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