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 The Crimean Khanate and Poland-Lithuania: International Diplomacy on the European Periphery (15th-18th Century). A Study of Peace Treaties Followed by Annotated Documents.

Contents

• • Preliminary Material (i-xxxvi)   (1M)
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    • Contents
    • Acknowledgments
    • Introduction
    • A Note On Place-Names, Proper Names, And Foreign Terms
  • On The Quest Of Genghisid Legacy: Shaping Eastern Europe (1240–1523) (1-63)   (644K)
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    • From Batu To Tokhtam Sh. The Foundation And Internal Making Of The Golden Horde
    • First Lithuanian Encounters With Tatars
    • The Disputed Collapse Of The Golden Horde
    • The Rise Of The Giray Khanate In The Crimea And The Yarl Q Of Hadji Giray For Lithuania
    • Internal And External Factors In The Making Of The Crimean Khanate
    • Between Istanbul, Moscow, And Vilnius: The Long Reign Of Mengli Giray (1478–1515)
    • Rebuilding The Golden Horde. The Rise And Fall Of Mehmed Giray (1515–1523)
    • Conclusion
  • On The East European Chessboard. The Crimean Khanate And Poland-Lithuania In The Years 1523–1671 (64-185)   (865K)
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    • The Troubled Decade Of Sa‘Adet And Islam Girays (1523–1532)
    • The Reign Of Sahib Giray (1532–1551)
    • The Reign Of Devlet Giray (1551–1577) And The Problematic Anti-Muscovian Alliance
    • Polish Interregna And The Reigns Of Mehmed II Giray (1577–1584) And Islam II Giray (1584–1588)
    • In The Shade Of The Ottoman-Habsburg Confrontation: The Reign Of Ghazi II Giray (1588–1608)
    • The Violent Period 1608–1623
    • The Period Of Crimean Civil Wars And The Rise And Fall Of Kantemir (1623–1637)
    • The Cossack Era 1637–1653
    • The Long Polish-Crimean Alliance 1654–1666
    • The Conflict Over The Ukraine (1666–1671)
    • Conclusion
  • In The Shade Of Istanbul And Moscow (1671–1783) (186-220)   (579K)
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    • The Crimean Role In The Ottoman-Polish War Of 1672–1676 And In The Following Reconciliation
    • In The Shade Of The Great War 1683–1699
    • The Commonwealth And The Crimea During The Great Northern War
    • The War Of The Polish Succession (1733–1738), The Russo-Ottoman War (1736–1739), And The Last Polish-Crimean Treaty Of 1742
    • Last Peaceful Years 1742–1767
    • From The Confederation Of Bar To The First Partition Of Poland (1768–1772); The Russo-Ottoman War (1768–1774) And The Crimean Bitter Independence
    • The End Of The Crimean Khanate (1783) And The Demise Of Poland-Lithuania (1795)
    • Enlightened Rulers Versus Unruly Subjects: Catherine The Great, Voltaire, And The Suppression Of The Crimean And Polish “Anarchies”
  • The Language And Preservation Of Documents (221-265)   (643K)
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    • Turkic Languages Used By The Crimean Chancery
    • Other Languages Used By The Crimean Chancery
    • Languages Used By The Lithuanian And Polish Chanceries
    • Original Documents Published In The Present Collection
    • Official Translations Held In The Crown Archives
    • Official Copies Entered In The Crown And Lithuanian Registers
    • Other Copies Preserved In Various Collections
  • The Crimean Instruments Of Peace And Their Typology (266-312)   (1M)
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    • The “Donation Yarl Q”
    • The şartname, the oath-yarlıq, And The ‘Ahdname
    • The Oath Formulas Of The Crimean Rulers And Envoys And The Written Instruments Of The Envoys
    • Other Instruments
  • The Diplomatic Sections And A Physical Description Of The Crimean Instruments (313-424)   (1M)
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    • Invocatio
    • Legitimatio
    • Intitulatio
    • Notificatio-Promulgatio
    • Direct Individual Inscriptio And Salutatio
    • Expositio-Narratio And Dispositio; Manifestatio
    • Sanctio
    • Corroboratio
    • Concluding Salutatio
    • Datatio And Locatio
    • Physical Description
  • The Polish And Lithuanian Instruments Of Peace Addressed To The Khans (425-443)   (496K)
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    • Royal Instruments
    • The Oath Formulas Of The Polish-Lithuanian Rulers And Plenipotentiaries And The Written Instruments Of The Plenipotentiaries
    • Ready Formulas Of The Instruments To Be Issued By The Crimean Khans
  • The Procedure Of Peacemaking (444-495)   (603K)
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    • Equal Or Unequal? The Character Of Crimean Relations With The Northern Neighbors
    • Envoys: Recrutation And Status
    • The Size, Logistics, And The Routes Traveled By The Embassies
    • The Standard Peacemaking Procedure And The Diplomatic Ceremonial
    • Peacemaking Procedures Outside Of The Audience Hall
  • The Political Issues Typically Present In The Instruments Of Peace Exchanged Between Poland-Lithuania And The Crimea (496-513)   (496K)
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    • A. “Donation” Of Lands To Lithuania
    • B. “Common Friends And Common Enemies” Clause
    • C. Specific Provision To Jointly Attack Muscovy
    • D. Engagement Not To Commit Harm To The Other Ruler’s Domains And Subjects
    • E. Mutual Release Of Captives And Prisoners And Restoration Of Captured Goods
    • F. Security Of Trade
    • G. Regular Sending Of Gifts (Or Tribute) To The Khan And Presents To His Retinue Members
    • H. Engagement Not To Mistreat Or Detain The Envoys Of The Other Side
    • Regulation Of Border Problems
    • Other Issues
  • Conclusion (514-515)   (447K)
  • Instruments Exchanged Between The Crimean Khanate And Poland-Lithuania (516-518)   (448K)
  • Chronology Of The Reigns Of Crimean Khans, Polish Kings, And Lithuanian Grand Dukes (1386–1795) (519-520)   (448K)
  • Principles Of Publication (521-526)   (767K)
  • Document 1 (22 September 1461–14 September 1463) The Donation Yarl Q Sent By Khan Hadji Giray To Grand Duke Casimir (527-533)   (462K)
  • Document 2 (17 September 1467) The Instrument Of Peace (Şartname) Sent By Khan Nur Devlet To King Casimir (534-535)   (448K)
  • Document 3 (27 July 1472) The Confirmation Of Peace Sent By King Casimir To Khan Mengli Giray (536-538)   (452K)
  • Document 4 (1472–17 May 1474) The Donation Yarlıq Sent By Khan Mengli Giray To Grand Duke Casimir (539-544)   (464K)
  • Document 5 (April 1480) The Oath By Hadji Baba (Azbaba), The Crimean Envoy Sent To King Casimir (545-547)   (534K)
  • Document 6 (13–20 October 1480) The Şartname (Prysjažnyj Lyst) Sent By Khan Mengli Giray To King Casimir (548-550)   (569K)
  • Document 7 (22 December 1506–7 January 1507) The Oath By Tevkel (Tjuvikel’) Ulan, The Crimean Envoy Sent To King Sigismund (551-554)   (571K)
  • Document 8 (2 July 1507) The Donation Yarlıq Sent By Khan Mengli Giray To King Sigismund (555-565)   (605K)
  • Document 9 (14 July 1507) The Şartname (Prysjažnyj Lyst) Sent By Khan Mengli Giray To King Sigismund (566-579)   (618K)
  • Document 10 (5 September 1513) The Instrument Of Agreement (Dokončen’e) Issued By Sigismund As The Grand Duke Of Lithuania And Sent To Khan Mengli Giray (580-588)   (592K)
  • Document 11 (7 September 1513) The Instrument Of Agreement (Patentes Literae) Issued By Sigismund As The King Of Poland And Sent To Khan Mengli Giray (589-593)   (462K)
  • Document 12 (Ca. December 1513) The Donation Yarlıq Cum Sartname (Dokon'čan'e) Sent By Khan Mengli Giray To King Sigismund (594-602)   (591K)
  • Document 13 (Ca. December 1513) The Oath By Khan Mengli Giray (603-604)   (523K)
  • Document 14 (Ca. June 1514) The Donation Yarlıq Cum Sartname (Dokoncenie) Sent By Khan Mengli Giray To King Sigismund (605-611)   (545K)
  • Document 15 (29 October 1514) The Şartname (Dokončalnyj Lyst) Regarding Poland Sent By Khan Mengli Giray To King Sigismund (612-618)   (582K)
  • Document 16 (29 November 1514) The Şartname (Lectra Patente) Regarding Poland Sent By Khan Mengli Giray To King Sigismund [Facs. I] (619-623)   (680K)
  • Document 17 (14 March 1516) The Instrument Of Agreement (Dokončane) Issued By Sigismund As The Grand Duke Of Lithuania And Sent To Khan Mehmed Giray (624-632)   (596K)
  • Document 18 (May–June 1517) A Copy Of The Donation Yarlıq Cum Sartname (Lyst Dokoncannyj) Sent By Khan Mehmed Giray To King Sigismund, Corroborated And Sworn By Prince Bahadır Giray (633-641)   (592K)
  • Document 19 (21 October 1520) The Donation Yarlıq Cum Sartname (Dokoncane) Sent By Khan Mehmed Giray To King Sigismund (642-651)   (595K)
  • Document 20 (21 October 1520) The Şartname Sent By Khan Mehmed Giray To King Sigismund [Facs. II] (652-662)   (822K)
  • Document 21 (February–March 1522) The Oath By Evliya (Ovlijar), The Crimean Envoy Sent To King Sigismund (663-664)   (561K)
  • Document 22 (1527) The Oath-Yarlıq ( Jarlyk Prysjaznyj) Sent By Khan Sa'adet Giray To King Sigismund (665-676)   (607K)
  • Document 23 (1527) The Oath-Letter (Lyst Prysjažnyj) Sent By The Qalga, Islam Giray, To King Sigismund (677-680)   (533K)
  • Document 24 (October–November 1532) The Donation Yarlıq Cum Şartname Issued By Mehmed Giray And Corroborated By His Son, Bahadır Giray, Sent Anew By Islam Giray (681-688)   (587K)
  • Document 25 (January 1535) The Oath By Devey, The Crimean Envoy, Taken In Vilnius (689-691)   (526K)
  • Document 26 (10 April 1535) The Letter Of Agreement (Lyst Dokončalnyj) Sent By King Sigismund To Khan Sahib Giray (692-701)   (595K)
  • Document 27 (April 1535) The Formula Of A Donation Yarlıq Cum Şartname To Be Issued By Khan Sahib Giray, Prepared By The Lithuanian Chancery (702-711)   (595K)
  • Document 28 (December 1539) The Donation Yarlıq Cum Şartname Sent By Khan Sahib Giray To King Sigismund (712-721)   (506K)
  • Document 29 (The Beginning Of 1541) The Preliminary Peace Conditions Sworn In Cracow By Ali Hadji (Alihača), The Crimean Envoy (722-728)   (584K)
  • Document 30 (The First Half Of 1541) The Oath By Ali Hadji (Alihača), The Crimean Envoy, Sworn In Vilnius (729-731)   (769K)
  • Document 31 (September 1542) The Donation Yarlıq Cum Şartname Sent By Khan Sahib Giray To King Sigismund (732-739)   (472K)
  • Document 32 (May 1552) The Donation Yarlıq Cum Sartname (Dokoncan'e Alias Lyst Prysjaznyj) Sent By Khan Devlet Giray To King Sigismund Augustus (740-752)   (610K)
  • Document 33 (1560) The Donation Yarlıq Cum Şartname Sent By Khan Devlet Giray To King Sigismund Augustus (753-768)   (587K)
  • Document 34 (14 February–14 March 1592) The ‘Ahdname Sent By Khan Ghazi II Giray To King Sigismund III And His Subjects [Facs. III] (769-776)   (691K)
  • Document 35 (14 February–14 March 1592) The [Oath-]Yarlıq Sent By Khan Ghazi II Giray To King Sigismund III [Facs. IV] (777-787)   (700K)
  • Document 36 (21 April 1598) The Letter Of Agreement (List Przemierny) Sent By King Sigismund III To Khan Ghazi II Giray (788-793)   (462K)
  • Document 37 (Ca. August 1599) The ‘Ahdname (List Przemirny) Sent By Khan Ghazi II Giray To King Sigismund III (794-804)   (674K)
  • Document 38 (October 1599) The Instrument Of Djan Temir Agha, The Crimean Envoy, Containing His Pledge On Behalf Of Khan Ghazi II Giray To Keep Peace With King Sigismund III (805-806)   (449K)
  • Document 39 (20 March 1601) The Letter Of Agreement (List Przemirny) Sent By King Sigismund III To Khan Ghazi II Giray (807-813)   (465K)
  • Document 40 (30 August–28 September 1601) The ‘Ahdname (List Przemirny) Sent By Khan Ghazi II Giray To King Sigismund III (814-819)   (462K)
  • Document 41 (The Fall Of 1604) The ‘Ahdname (Przymierze) Sent By Khan Ghazi II Giray To King Sigismund III (820-827)   (468K)
  • Document 42 (May 1605) The Letter Of Agreement (List Przemirny) Sent By King Sigismund III To Khan Ghazi II Giray (828-834)   (465K)
  • Document 43 (24 July 1607) The ‘Ahdname ( Foedera Et Pacis Litteres) Sent By Khan Ghazi II Giray To King Sigismund III (835-839)   (458K)
  • Document 44 (20–30 December 1609) The ‘Ahdname (Pakta) Sent By Khan Selamet Giray To King Sigismund III (840-849)   (479K)
  • Document 45 (February 1611) The ‘Ahdname (List Przymierny) Sent By Khan Djanibek Giray To King Sigismund III (850-853)   (483K)
  • Document 46 (October 1619) The Formula Of An ‘Ahdname (List Przymierny) To Be Issued By Khan Djanibek Giray, Prepared By The Polish Chancery (854-864)   (479K)
  • Document 47 (April 1622) The Formula Of An ‘Ahdname (List Przymierny) To Be Issued By Khan Djanibek Giray, Prepared By The Polish Chancery (865-875)   (480K)
  • Document 48 (24 October–2 November 1624) The ‘Ahdname (List Przymierny) Sent By Khan Mehmed III Giray To King Sigismund III (876-884)   (502K)
  • Document 49 (26 September–5 October 1632) The ‘Ahdname Sent By Khan Djanibek Giray To The Polish King [Facs. V] (885-894)   (698K)
  • Document 50 (2–11 November 1634) The ‘Ahdname Sent By Khan Djanibek Giray To King Vladislaus IV [Facs. VI] (895-904)   (668K)
  • Document 51 (29 June 1635) The ‘Ahdname (List Przymierny) Sent By Khan Inayet Giray To King Vladislaus IV (905-911)   (465K)
  • Document 52 (15–23 July 1637) The ‘Ahdname (List Przymierny) Sent By Khan Bahadır Giray To King Vladislaus IV (912-918)   (466K)
  • Document 53 (July 1637) The ‘Ahdname (List Przymierny) Sent By Qalga Islam Giray To King Vladislaus IV (919-922)   (454K)
  • Document 54 (November 1637) The Letter Of Agreement (List Przymierny) Sent By King Vladislaus IV To Qalga Islam Giray (923-925)   (451K)
  • Document 55 (21 July–18 August 1640) The ‘Ahdname Sent By Khan Bahadır Giray To King Vladislaus IV [Facs. VII] (926-934)   (687K)
  • Document 56 (10–18 August 1640) The ‘Ahdname Sent By Nureddin Qırım Giray To King Vladislaus IV [Facs. VIII] (935-941)   (682K)
  • Document 57 (19–28 August 1640) The ‘Ahdname Sent By Qalga İslam Giray To King Vladislaus IV [Facs. Ix] (942-947)   (677K)
  • Document 58 (February 1646) The ‘Ahdname Sent By Khan Islam III Giray To King Vladislaus IV [Facs. X] (948-953)   (655K)
  • Document 59 (19 August 1649) The Polish Instrument Of The Treaty Of Zborów (Zboriv), Issued By King John Casimir (954-958)   (460K)
  • Document 60 (10 August–7 September 1649) The Crimean Instrument Of The Treaty Of Zborów (Zboriv), Issued By Khan Islam III Giray [Facs. Xi] (959-963)   (678K)
  • Document 61 (18 July 1654) The Polish Instrument Of Peace And Alliance, Corroborated And Sworn In Warsaw By King John Casimir, The Representatives Of The Senate And Diet, And The Crimean Envoy, Süleyman Agha (964-971)   (468K)
  • Document 62 (20 July 1654) The Oath By King John Casimir, Taken In Warsaw In The Presence Of The Crimean Envoy, Süleyman Agha (972-972)   (445K)
  • Document 63 (20 July 1654) The Oath By The Senators And High Officials Of The Commonwealth, Taken In Warsaw In The Presence Of The Crimean Envoy, Süleyman Agha (973-973)   (445K)
  • Document 64 (11 November–10 December 1654) The ‘Ahdname Sent By Khan Mehmed IV Giray To King John Casimir [Facs. Xii] (974-981)   (684K)
  • Document 65 (3 September 1666) The Oath By Dedesh Agha, The Crimean Envoy, Taken In Warsaw (982-983)   (449K)
  • Document 66 (16 October 1667) The Crimean Instrument Of The Treaty Of Podhajce (Pidhajci) [Facs. XIII] (984-990)   (658K)
  • Document 67 (16 October 1667) The Oath By The Crimean Plenipotentiaries Sworn At Pidhajci (Podhajce) [Facs. Xiv] (991-992)   (447K)
  • Document 68 (16 October 1667) The Oath By The Polish Commissioners Sworn At Pidhajci (Podhajce) [Facs. Xv] (993-994)   (447K)
  • Document 69 (15 April 1668) The Instrument, Confirming The Treaty Of Podhajce (Pidhajci), Issued By Khan Adil Giray And Invoking His Oath Taken In Baghchasaray In The Presence Of Two Polish Residents (995-998)   (454K)
  • Document 70 (23 October 1672) Guarantee Issued By The Khan Along With The Ottoman Sultan’s ‘Ahdname [Facs. Xvi] (999-1000)   (642K)
  • Document 71 (6 December 1742) The Instrument Of Peace (Yarlıq) Sent By Khan Selamet II Giray To King Augustus III [Facs. Xvii] (1001-1008)   (691K)
  • Abbreviations (1009-1012)   (450K)
  • Selected Bibliography (1013-1034)   (535K)
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    • Unpublished
    • Published
    • Reference Works
  • Index (1035-1050)   (487K)
  • Facsimiles And Maps (1051-1098)   (7M)