The history of the Black Sea may be considered as alternating between an "inner lake," when a single empire establishes control over the sea and its surrounding areas, and that of an open sea, in which various continental or maritime powers compete for the region’s resources. By taking into account the impact both of major powers and minor political actors, this volume proposes a long-term perspective of regional history. It offers a deep understanding of the political and commercial history of the Black Sea between the 14th and the 16th centuries, and provides insights into the political and economic developments of the region.
Author(s): Ovidiu Cristea, Liviu Pilat (eds.)
Series: East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450-1450, 58
Publisher: Brill
Year: 2020
Language: English
Pages: 330
City: Leiden
Acknowledgements vii
Introduction / Ovidiu Cristea and Liviu Pilat 1
The Genoese in the Black Sea (1261–1453): Metamorphoses of a Hegemony / Șerban Papacostea 13
Catholic Missions in the Golden Horde Territory / Roman Hautala 39
Between Byzantium, the Mongol Empire, Genoa and Moldavia: Trade Centers in the North-Western Black Sea Area / Laurențiu Rădvan 66
"La Rotta Della Tana" (1343): the Viewpoint of Venetian Chronicles / Șerban Marin 81
The Timurids and the Black Sea / Nagy Pienaru 113
The Principality of Theodoro (Mangup) and Stephen the Great’s Moldavia: Observations and Hypotheses / Ștefan S. Gorovei 146
Attempts at Forging a Genoese-Polish-Tatar Alliance against the Ottoman Empire in 1480–1484 / Danuta Quirini-Poplawska 169
Dynastic Conflicts, Alliances and the Ottoman Imperial Policy in the Northern Black Sea (1489–1499) / Liviu Pilat 192
From Świerczowski to Wallachian Expedition of Jan Zamoyski: Rise of the Cossack Factor in Polish-Ottoman Relations (1574–1600) / Dariusz Milewski 215
War and Diplomacy in the Black Sea Region during the "Long War" (1593–1606) / Ovidiu Cristea and Ovidiu Olar 228
Entangled Histories, Entangled Chancelleries? Moldavia and the Crimean Khanate between 'Pax Mongolica' and 'Pax Ottomanica' / Michał Wasiucionek 249
Bibliography 271
Index 311
