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Power and Influence
in South-Eastern Europe
16%~ 19 century
edited by
‘Maria Baramova, Plamen Mitev,
Ivan Parvev and Vania Racheva
Lirasin Stepanov
‘The Ruler and the Ruled Through the Prism of Royal Birthday
Celebrations: A Close Look at Two Documents
Overview
“The purpose ofthe paper ito provides sap ofthe dicount of pmen the
(Onoman Erpie of the ey to mi 184 by means ofan exec felon te
‘ul analysis based om wo eters writen by the vaya of Moldnvia (184-184),
Mina Sturdes Mile! etree) oeltan Abies, This conespondence ws
ccsoned by te brs of the sual Stand thd sone Mehmed Musil Efe
in 180 and Mehmed Repad Hendin 1844. merits ation for a ner of
reasons ist the pies pin dete pleure of repo celbestory acts
Jn honour of the emo newborn ponces and, by extension ofthe lan Nn.
bing hey afford sa porns parame or paging the te sd extent
‘ofthe sultans aboic power inthe principal. Second the eters conan» sub
‘alan tense euphoric denon. While om the safc may be ety £2
lami tas empty thetorc poised to do ile more han ngratites dtempei
fpuon, host lok ye ngs ito the dha of the contemporary fle
fuled consellon, pining to key ah a imperial sdenlogy and py. Thi
Since hese wo tr bea he vowed perwnal ea they atin an ition ser
of sgicance in establishing the es of bureaucrat cm diplomatic exchange be
‘vce he ums perphery andthe peril core, beeen 2 autonomous prince
‘ler and his impel sovercig.Fnly the sory aoe clement of Molar
Ssteic importance aa highly comet perl bordelnd between the Onion
nd Russian Eee makes he present endenour even ore wrth
“The csence of actin
coring othe ft ete, dated December 19,10, the birthday of Mebined
[Nora Efe was marked with eremonioas (em) cannon sos, firework hin
tations aod benedition prayers thet of lg Jn andthe oer owns of
[Moldavia (Baan) a wet the cae in etal (Dera an heres ofthe ip
‘hl domains! Specialy, ve-eanon salvos were performe five Hct «ay for
Seven days and aight: Moree, the dsemination of an exact copy ofthe pe
sil dcze fra) crying he news of the pane’ birth in Tai the msn por of
(Ga (Galan eter places was accompanied by “the cee performance
‘T Boybakanik Onmanls Arivi (BOA), nadeler, Harve LHR) 7/365 (1),‘of e4anon and ie sls and arial fshioned rework amination a the
ecesrystes™ The Ist of “ecesey ses ieladed ond sation (mer) a
Trine places (mula yr) the owe of boars and ices (een on
ula bo), ark ses (a) ad shops a ination sd muse
‘tee common, both onthe level ofthe india propety own, who employed
“anal ihe Go gra” and “chonts of sa (alg sh and on the eros
devel whereby "towrlainatons witha (agi pi wets ep Finally,
‘here was "he sina auger of sce sheep andthe dributon of coins an
nr ld pce tthe poor and the nec forthe ep god frnane™
"Acc othe second ete, dtd Novrber 22 184, he iy of Nebr
Read Efe was commeniced othe boys ad inhabitants of Moldavia by
Sy of ale (rin, sein of ime Recs
or see np te ee tom of Ya andthe ows of oy, ond the at
Sa the Shops and te neared een ly a eb
(Sekt ad colo ond wih ape ed es.
In br eases the physi descriptions of publi elebeatins ae isin nee
‘vied th ehuatertzstons ofthe reasons beeen cant and ele
"Bven though the celebration ofthe birth of 22 Otoman pine or pines wat
a yenerte, cenury-ldimpetal practice, hese ro evens spark a pac ner
«st bec the took pace at highly sgn net Just a few yer eae,
1856, Mahmod I roe ne ground withthe nation of annual pub cleans
ofthe sultans bithday snd acesion day all aco the Fmpize and abrosd Tie
move modeerized the imge of the rule doe ioe, popstar ie
‘nen subjects Ta adton it elped positon the Ouomans ma plane a recproiy
‘with dhe Wes, gad placing he rape within the accepted iteration onder,
vil step in ensuing survival Tn adtioa, the 1840 Mosvan eration
“ame tay a year int the eign of Nab I cessor, Abe swell
‘yer bore the expiration of Mal turd’ initial seven-year tex in fice’ All
these consieitons wer bound to afet the mature and ours ofthe ets
qesion in corel and sigficnt ways worth examining,
eagle ope fen msn ye citer evince”
Acedia hcl Nat Fae nal net
orale rel gut ve ace ve rye nid ga ve demi”
{ENR 24130 ("tre ee Btn Yap aie se boa tone ecg ve
‘idan ve at yee nerve le en lara rms Te
‘hiner se
6 Ser Dunphy, Ms Mg te Mak Nag fe Lat
‘sau Ron Pa Con Fa” fo Pa Disrtion, Uney of Mae 212
‘Spey Ch "The Fa Shia (Mosr) Rler Vly The Rog of ae
17 Tes spina hi on 43 y Ri the Otomen Er Se Chat
‘Barn Js Th tbe Blan Nea Ss 801139, Sete
Triventy of Washinton as BM 9,
“The Soil Pact nd the Role of the Sowers
‘Authentic f hist eter, Mil Sita de ie conor fakin a ok
fpct bewcce steep and eben whch al the Ovoman petals
‘ltt reat He doe so by ceing a eborteoaic ad pan pt es
por of Onoman soe.
Unter beige ne oth eigenen ng
‘in unportty spe of a utah ty rg ope
oe ate lpia he me ec sake
“This swooping sentence introduces fo teed mos which permeate sheen
ewer, dining the mage ofthe ue and th terms of is vention bythe peop
“The fant the inpereve of pits. “Sappted bythe spese oF Gos (May
tin Alals the opening phrase of the st ete. The ineastatry elation
“Pit! and again Pra! and again Prise be to Gl (Hand ome amin
end inte he econ ae. Religious imagery ia oman, comin
‘uly improved acorpaninent of peal pow nse witha meaphone
‘einaation within the text For exam the mention of "the tne of the Al
Houatcous (ra mean) inthe contest of the popular prsers and rotonal
‘ll leaing up tear oF the pine leads, sever nes dows, othe nua
‘onchison tha the esboen panels "bonoing the doe of existence
Uke rd Th, fom 2 metnyeny of eelestl poe, none’ becanes am
‘ony of scaly utes.
‘Closely fated opi the ston of the rls person sancti, Accom
to the fist eter the sala s-born so kled "fom his Ney’ ly gd
ff sous (lion us pbo)" Te same motif of “lines eappeas und
denial creumstances inthe eto the second keer, whee the soa hid on
kerb coming "from he ans of is ly Maja the shadow’ of lah
et gb ale)” Aa he neat secon wil demonstrat in gree dei
‘ih mot phcology proves tot he frame andthe teat of alan el
to egtimareauchorty and by exenson, subject sbison, hui and devon
Yer thare at alo Iter, hat et dmeosons of religous thetne The choice of
‘he num fe forthe se and suey of diy cannon vor menioned
‘wn ey tte by the amber oF day pajers in Islam.
“The second movi is he imperative of josie ubiquitous gel demand
ied on Mosim and Chistian ruler alike and ging prominen io Musi a
‘Chstan doctines of state he Onoman state cn be visual tered by
tte of jst, hen follows that is monac eet powers tantamount 0"
tcesion of eutent impel one del met Biman)" There a0
{ayn A lan dvi lec earn erin i
Seer vison dora lt eine inte em eel Ne
odernngis be anh (8)seteence “the justice commanding pal (haa) in die
Not srpeing he second eter coins evo mone references ten one
‘hem ging othe Gran Vek, the tn pro in ese of secular poe,
1 thin ele mou, ching ia the above pasaige at othermte observable
Uoughout he ers anc at ast as important a he rcpt “race ine)
‘lea this ye again cae ofa dvi nto extended down the alee The
second eter expetly acters this Ly wishing the newborn prince "the ine
guidance and asistaneeof the rae of sed vine companionship eye
rise Brat) Aa wth Josie’ the sco lees eet hee
‘one sexe farther dsm the suka subjects by way of his "eace giving
Uintatig” dere, earyng "the content of deposed exe grace (magni
nay ie”
Garou, ey, another key teatoal aut ofthe rer and tne out
‘nthe cane of Absilmeid, «cena nd ating characte of is pubic mage
des ot apps tal x dite nk to she stan nthe to lees Its ony ap
Petanc is by may af “the Graad Vier cement and beni stall (mors
"ite if) in te second ewer. Ico ett the vy of Moldavia
‘1 simply noe willing o take any rei he respect bly 2 yar into Ala
ect, wth the stan ean of panera oly shaped? Won or the
rulers Bonevalence and generosity ae alo notaly lacking, save fr the stn,
fone, and therefore someway "Kinesis (i ha the
end ofthe fist eter,
‘What she voy di aot esate to do was pice the Ostman royal house
Samy within she fundamental cowie onder by intepersing hi eters with a ex
tram panoply of satel and grand spat metpions natn ote above
mention ‘sy fen) dese inl wind (gad he rion i) I ths
‘ein of though, the Otomaa princes ate “et (oinh.” Mone precy cach of
the two newborn pines “a resplendent sti, 4 penant mam (abe ie
{ur tata." nthe as eer, the newthorn ie erbelishing the work ato)"
Inboth, es “honoring the erone uf easter, and cling the neo the
ving iin ees arian pind” In what aman 0 php
‘hemos exuberant symbole gesture of al cach scorn pce abe cal of
‘he univer ial cea] bee At
“These oahu of extent verbal Hlorescnce cout hry fail to nga the
sovereign. Moreover, byway of analogy, hey poi wo et enorhotehaettitie
ofthe ast ~ is lege eer For thie mc chershed att the et om
‘ain quite ler expession ar we “the perpetual yal ase dame aad
‘igi bursa nh ew ese ante eal throne of the eaihate (oid
‘tela ig"nehe econ one oto tention “be sleet
tte (tt bye ed eda” of the taper of Ontman socket dsc
Forti dann of ei cones ee Rehan Warman, Seo of Pow Mb al Ca
ee eee ae a es eee!
"The Raker and he Rl a
lbove BY the TBs, however, this Otoemn cam had ncn substantial unde
‘mined and thece ws an inccsingl ce ad to stengen the foundations ot