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    History of Christian-Muslim Relations rl od Davi Thoms arent nian “Tui Khai recs nay Gabi Said Reynoliteyeten ee MatkSnanson then SocrMone ey Volume 20 tia peg ‘istecmie snp pao ‘Phe tes published inti serie relied at brllcom/heme Christian-Muslim Relations A Bibliographical History Volume 5 (1350-1500) Edited by David Thomas and Alex Mallett with Juan Pedro Monferrer Sala, Johannes Pablitzsch, Mark Swanson, Herman Teule, John Tolan BRILL LEIDEN- BOSTON 208 28 TE uTRDOW oF mug ALLAN IS Nan’ OF TRIFOLE MS Hin Orthodox Metropolitana ~20andated the Mardy ‘an adon co the orginal MS) "Tam ie, Al din al mans tard al Anak Blt, pase (a help paraphrase ofthe text) 26879 (00s om the tea); peso (eompares the symacarion entry Sor hig of Hams wi he Maryn of Riagallah of Tol JEM Sauget, Proms recherches ur frigie x cacti, des years elites (XVI sce) (Subiixhglegropine 46), Brussel 196 (eprodues the notices fo te commen tons of ing Ash of Tol and sh of Hams rom MS Pai 254 at PP 34-45 and 427-29 respectively) ‘ali Zayy Shad’ a Naan slim, AL Masha 6 g8) "9885p. 4 (reports the notice about Ming Allah in NS Pai ‘Aap tnd attempts probably sncametly to identify the nai ‘Aadetur and date the ry 1 65) Mark N Swanson George Sphrantzes eorgos Spams Dar OF BUI yo Ags 4o, Pace oF en" robably Constantinople Dar or oeartt Aer May tar act oF omar Corfe jooRaPHY Bogapical data referring to George Sphrantzes ae ently derived fom his own memoirs He belonged ¢o an aristocratic family of late Ianto with clo connections tthe npr cure, wbere ie tl served as ntrctr ofthe ater Despet and Emperor Costntine XL Ths ccumstance foms the oedground of his personal relauon- tip with Constantine fom cldhood onwards After the death af his jens Sphrantes entered palace servic a chamberlain eli‘) {fo Manel Ii 38, fancton he exercised util the death of he ol ‘emperor 42g He ths obtained am exellent ing to the mecha ‘ems oflate Pleologan poles and the various stances ten ovards the Otomans ‘During the absence of ohn VI nthe West Sphrantzes tok prt in 4 mision to Sallam Murad Ito arange peace herween the Otomans ‘Byzantium in February a4 After pending some tein the et ‘ue of ohn VI, he changed to the service ofthe Despt Constantine, ‘tom he accompanied during the wars of the late 14208 euinst the Frankish rulers on the Peloponnese, He ell imo Frankish capi for Several month in pring 4 ring the Geckioge of Patra bt finally fected the governorship of hs ct alter is ured in tg Inthe ‘ry 4s andthe aly 144 Spans undertook several diplamaie ‘sons on behalf oFhis master, among them embassies to the sultant CGanstaninople (bere he recetved the honoree of Poabesantes ‘gato Athens and to Tess: tn 1496 he was sett the sant Suppor the postion of Constantine in his srg agus his brother Theodore, despot of Mista and during the emperors stay atthe Cou "of Horence, be assed hismaster, ho had been appointed regent it Constantinople (437-0) Splnantaes was involved in diplomat activities dering the pein nis ofthe Vara Crsade, and eld the governorship of major ceg in Constantine's dominions: Selymlia ng and Mista a4 De ing Constantine’ imperil reign (its. Sphrantesremalied one ‘of his moat intimate cllaboratr, etraed with diplomatic misone to Trebizond and Georgia (at) to arange anes mariage fr the ‘emperor. At cou, however, his inueace seems to have been limite, Sn his personal relationship eth he fmous Messin Lats Notary ‘athe stained: dha, Sphrantes col only be promoted othe pos of “Mapas Logothets bythe emperor insert ‘When the Otomans conquered Constantinople in 455 he wa taken captive but was insomed and later entered the cou af Dest Thon Pascologur on the Mores, Owing t the mutually destctve confi, between the despots Thomas nd Demetri he went to Venetia Modan ln 4 and inal to Cots in Aug aga Thi land came spr ‘manent home fr the est fhe i, aldoug he sted Rome and You icein 986, Asa convinced Orthodox Chis, he established residence 2 the kaha (asl monase exabishment of Hagios Nikos longing tothe Congretation ofthe 3 pit early i fi. In 668 hie deteriorating health led hn to Become monk (der the name ‘Grgory), though he continued to bean atentive absere of events in ‘Greek Romania und his death in 47 MAIN SOURCES OF INFORMATION Gorge anae, Cay, Malan (Capes ot Hite Beetinae ‘9 Home sn (eon naan tans) Seoy AM Georg Sprantae or bow to become a acho Ban he XV cet, Zara Radar Veet ste (oor 84 ‘AG Sees Byte trap fre Pp, isha a “Aon Konan jo as aye Sprates coat ‘ror and thet Theses son DM Nit Thema emperor Te onde Contant Pas tet enprrf e aars, Canb 502, atm Lo oi Go Sse dente et afl el sis a le (88) 2 ‘Sewn Cir Spratt (Phan) ants trap vss, Ate 8, hough i resembles a collecon of personal memoirs based on di 1 Hane ie chiprachhe pf Ltr der zante, ol Mach, + Ge Geogr Spates. Late ud Wek Makati Manes in ‘Werk Die Amp, sani 3) 73 {pases "“Spate’ et non ‘Prater B24 (3) 303-28 1 aur. Sphrantts enon Phantoms. RE 9 9) 907 Gland, te proven Gores Prt, RE (8) 57 WORKS ON CHRISTIAN-MUSLIM RELATIONS Oikeros Georgios 2s [.]tauta egrapsen ‘Ayper ton kath heauton kai tindn merikon gegonaton en t0tés athlias 200s autou chrond, ‘The miserable George Sphrantzes [...] has written the following ‘about his own concems and some events in the time of his own arduous life! Chronicon minus, ‘Minor chronicle’ are Written up 77 (las entry) fonenas tascunce Grea ‘he reception of Sphrante’ work hasbeen deeply nfunced by the sealed Chroncon mats compilation produced by Maca Meise fs meuopoltan of Monembas 8), bt tuted to Spanos, I ths work, Macarius consciously transformed Sphrantee personal emis ino a istorogaphia amework This complain received ‘fr broader manoserpedbuion than Sphantze orginal tex, hich was consequent edited forthe st ae only 197 and elas Se a Chrancon manus, by contrat wth the Chronic mats Is | anoher century ual ise doubts sbou heather ofthe Chron! ‘on mats were expressed by is editor, L Papadopuos Subsequent, | KJ. Loenere buttressed Papadop poston ad revealed the Ma ‘6.426 cen forgery, writen wth he hep of alos isorogap i fal works sch as those of Nieephorus Gregor (q) and Laoncas Chalkondyles (43) ‘Thanks oth, Sphrantes works stil often refered tana chronic, ‘betty evorked by the author hs comprises bah stove ens and rate notes concerning eich iden and he deathog ‘lathe end bt primary hv epdes om pana t fla acts, Ths formation sien nena oe ener Ing om sq tor in mon exes realy dato. The oe dead ‘ccounts however only start om 4g sn, Speier ope ‘tes, hs enya ne reach Bock ny be nd be is se {omer allison an Keyword forthe st years The couse of even $sometnesneaped by ecu, ich athe shor happen Compestionon St Tomas (8) andthe ators ection nt Gouna of oenc (ch) aod n the oes ofthe ou ch 3) ‘The ver lcimate character ofthe compo is nde by one the ast entre lng jer and peo! confeion (ch 9 and sho bythe era ier of hi nate vow (cha Wien rs ir rekon langage, pana’ wok doen ‘how any hisororphil smn nt gine vd sgt in the poll harron ee meer fh late partie plea rey Ant the lat empero Spates ger mach Arect and nde information abot rel ‘torr Between Byzantines an! Otome He nies of ora rues (Atala) Eta Mcned I (c) wh awe called emi amis) reserving the tle of alan (sun) fe amis rit The memots conan een iflation shot {Sy enone nore Gres aT on ses Scns td ears fhe Hexion wal beeen ad ais oh ans 96: 4) and on two of he Ottoman pretends Caled Mtl ding the eg Meh and Mara Oe thes and Sprantaes coms to aod dete dssptons of the see Csi in sua tl ofthc nas (he sh et feet ch 59 cot tothe Chrno ms) tn ft, Cal ‘srumes the exons of ls gene verona the siege scout the be forthe respecte pao the Cruicon ma On the at tad Speentes ges remarabe conn of the enone betwee ‘Manel I ad ted In sno o on when the emperor pia the trnfer ofthe an by hip rn Erope to Asa Spans elo tothe dep spin thi ha arn avg ysatne sae bol the mans mts but shows Manu! stg on the sit ose ‘ance ft maul ats of secy between the vere er {detailed description ofthe encounter, “The amount of ifomaton gen by Spans om i wn dp snc isos othe oman ou vaca rst be estions the names and specific quliications ofthe members ofthe une peace delegation. A more detalled account ees t his cn seston with che vie Trae Pasha in 439 concert the question lacs (eh, 205) but he remais completly sent onthe bjs of tis mision daring the preparation ofthe Varna casa on behalf of the Despot Cnstantne (26), The abandontent of another Ortoman Sige of Constantinople in 438 credibly atibuted to the vie hai sa who argued in favor fa srt oberance ofthe oe given to the Byzantines (ch, 231). Beyond these encounter, pane Is important wits tthe tages of Ottoman sitar expansion In ge fra especlly or the year er 3, Spiantzes ves numerous hora detis and pace dating forthe otro yzantine-Ortoman elaonsn dhe entry. Thi informs in is expressed in ater nel manne, though Splantrs does tot conceal his Othodox convictions and tually refers to the Mus fins as infidels (ae). He tins the term Moxsoutmande i a tent the name Sulayman (ch) and is sight no Im religious practice and doctrine 1s no deepe. He only once referee the Propet abammad, nan anecdotal contert thi cera ase on personal stservances, noting thatthe Tak coming to Constantinople wth the pretender Mustafa In 422 found «profound smite between the Emperor Manuel I slfering from apopeny and thei prophet (ch) (Oe the other hand, the Memoirs ince singular references expec ‘shout diplomatic rations berween the Byzantine authorises and the ‘tomans Spanizes emphasizes the crcl role played by oaths of ‘secur inthe establishment o moda vive betwee the two sds: Jominent protagonists sich a Mnuel I nd Kall Pash stongly ested ther stat observance Sphnantes desertion of the proceedings observed during the | secounter between Manuel land Mehmet on two ships i the esis ‘ear Constantinople sparta important (ch 73-3) at gies a Init into he complex character of Byzantine Ottoman nection it the decades Blore the Fal of Constantinople: Referring co Mure Ils dow, Mara Brankovi who was proposed ae bride for Constantine XL, Spams als elects onthe tt ofthe amd, who elaine het ‘risa faith and declined he imperil oferbecnate fer vw to de ‘ate erie to Gai she wero return tibet rom the Oman curt {ch a). Her mange to Murad this consered at kind of api However, Sphrantzs judgements are not one sed nfo of Chis thi actors ut do ince severe condemnations of member ofthe Bye. nin, especially Peloponnesian elte and thelr bchavon among they Mathew Asnes (cs 99,43) and an archon Crocondls (ch jog), Among the Otonan grandes, Trachan above alls porayed ins sympathetic way (ch 23) while Mehmed Is once expt eile the ‘enemy ofthe Chriss rom his ery cildhod path echthras ti Chrstanin, ch 5 Newel, the author reorizes i prem power a the mightest man cn earth abd as Judge installed by Gog Himself (ct chs 33.9, gu Oa the ther hand, Constantine X Sg ag !amartye (ch 351) The generally very ch information on interes amminieatone sven by Sphrantes st anate comprehanie teat rent of Maina 3003, ‘MS Naples, Bblotec Nasional ~ XVI A 1, fos +86 (between gr nd) Ms Vat" Otoh Ge ao, ok grab (betwee 569 and 138) MS Turin, lowes Nationale Ge 26 (lematively Cod. BV 0, fas ore contuy) [MS Rome, fibloteca Valea ~ Ace LXKIL fie 4 (aida enti) MS Vat Bash Ge 56 (end entry) ‘anbulon finn Bron tong Yorgoe Span anlar ‘Cronin minus rans. 1-Kayapna sab 209 (Turkish vans) eirgios Sphrants: bracky chrono (Keonena tyrants hia graphs) aD. Moria, Athens 208 (modem red ta) Paleo. Grands ecadata di Baars Garg Sane, Mak sano Palermo, 208 (Grek text based onthe edton of 90 with ‘ese alan tas) Giorgio fans, Cronica, eRe Masao (Cor Fontum Hera “yzantne 29), Rome, 199 (ein eiion and alan as) 1h fal ofthe Bzanine Empire A chronic by George Sphrates (iorg77), wane M,Pilppides, Ames. 1980 [A eres (ci) La cada Costantinpol Le vestinoniane decom erporent vol Min, 97, pp 31425 (ection efersng oth fll of Constatinople) Geog Spree, Menor ory, inane Ped rant: ‘Macarie Meson, Crea gb, Gee, care, 965 (i cite eon a Romanian ns} ag col og (eae eon) sop Piranan Cronin param ea topo Fran, {mA Mal, Cosiora actar Votane cds editor, tol, Rome 37 prise TM Philippe and W Hak, he ee adhe fl of Constantinople ‘ga Hioograpy ography nd mary subs, Fara, donna gar 1 Nesta pont teen th tomas and the Ltn Pls nd lat Bp Carley thay, nach au ic Srkophagdekl us Berl in der ‘honk es Gorge pane, nanan 7 (7 598 DDR Rein, Rechadee nd Sprache nach dee Halse Grogos mite nd Georges Spat Kol and RC Met {ede Gnhehener ond enhibenes Stain Ehren on Ginter Stew wn Re Pte Mac, ape Sus 35 Mato, Orman! «Banal empo diMcined als Conca

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