The Role of Artisans in the Circumcision Festival of 1675 During the Reign of Sultan Mehmed IV

IF 0.2 4区历史学 0 ARCHAEOLOGY

Belleten Pub Date : 2024-04-01 DOI:10.37879/belleten.2024.111

M. F. Torun, Nalan Turna

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In 1675, the Ottoman state held an imperial festival (sur-ı hümayun) in Edirne to celebrate the military achievements, the circumcision of the sons of Sultan Mehmed IV (r. 1648-1687) and the marriage of his daughter. Drawing from seventeenthcentury official and non-official sources concerning the festival, this essay focuses mainly on the role of the artisans. It shows how the practices of the artisans at the festival resembled those of the army artisans who, too, paraded at the initial stage of the military campaigns. However, rather than the mere theatrical aspects of the guilds’ pageantry, it emphasizes other yet multiple functions of the artisans. In particular, showing the role of the Istanbul and Edirne guilds in front of and behind the stage, this essay argues that they not only benefited from participating in such events but also bore their burdens as they provided various services, labor, and funding. In this regard, it also pays attention to the other side of the coin where not only artisans but also other actors were involved. To this end, after a brief introduction, this essay focuses on the day-to-day parades of the artisans, the practices of gift-giving, the burdens and benefits of the festival for the different classes, and finally its military tone by considering the actively involved artisans and their auxiliaries.

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工匠在苏丹穆罕默德四世统治时期的 1675 年割礼节中的作用

1675 年，奥斯曼帝国在埃迪尔内举行了帝国庆典（sur-ı hümayun），庆祝苏丹穆罕默德四世（1648-1687 年在位）的军事成就、儿子们的割礼及其女儿的婚事。根据十七世纪有关该节日的官方和非官方资料，本文主要关注工匠的作用。文章展示了工匠们在庆典上的做法如何与军队工匠的做法相似，后者也是在军事行动的初始阶段进行阅兵。然而，该书强调的不仅仅是行会庆典的戏剧性，而是工匠的其他多重功能。通过展示伊斯坦布尔和埃迪尔内行会在台前幕后所扮演的角色，本文认为他们不仅从参与此类活动中获益，还在提供各种服务、劳动力和资金的同时承担了这些活动带来的负担。在这方面，本文还关注了硬币的另一面，即不仅工匠，其他参与者也参与其中。为此，在简要介绍之后，本文将重点关注工匠们的日常游行、送礼习俗、不同阶层在节日中的负担和收益，最后通过考虑积极参与的工匠及其辅助人员，探讨节日的军事基调。

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