Letter from Janissary Scribe Mustafa in Belgrade, to the Habsburg Grand Ambassador Graf Wolfgang IV zu Oettingen-Wallerstein, requesting the sending of a map, Belgrade, n.p., n.d. (ca. early 1701) Brief von Mustafa, Janitscharen-Schreiber in Belgrad, an den habsburgischen Großbotschafter Graf Wolfgang IV. zu Oettingen-Wallerstein mit der Bitte um Zusendung einer Karte, Belgrad, undatiert, o.O., n.D. (ca. Anfang 1701) Belgrad’da bulunan Yeniçeri Katibi Mustafa’nın, Habsburg Büyükelçisi Graf IV. Wolfgang zu Oettingen-Wallerstein’a hitaben yazdığı, bir haritanın kendilerine gönderilmesini rica eden mektubu, Belgrad, b.y., ts. (1701 başları) Janissary Scribe Mustafa Edition Yasir Yılmaz Rana Bayram Hakan Engin Übersetzung Translation Yasir Yılmaz Datenmodellierung data modeling Jakob Sonnberger Stephan Kurz Dimitra Grigoriou Austrian Academy of Sciences, Institute for Habsburg and Balkan Studies Institut für Digitale Geisteswissenschaften, Universität Graz GAMS – Geisteswissenschaftliches Asset Management System Vienna 2026 Metadata in //teiHeader (except //abstract) is under public domain CC0. Abstracts, transcriptions and annotations in //abstract and //text are licensed under the terms of the Creative-Commons-License CC BY 4.0

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 o:owip.l.osm.N89.10 Digitale Edition von Quellen zur habsburgisch-osmanischen Diplomatie 1500–1918 Digital Scholarly Edition of Habsburg-Ottoman Diplomatic Sources 1500–1918 Habsburg-Osmanlı Diplomasisi Kaynakları Dijital Edisyonu 1500–1918 Projektleitung project lead Arno Strohmeyer The Grand Embassies of Wolfgang IV zu Oettingen-Wallerstein and Elçi İbrahim Paşa (1699–1701) Die Großbotschaften Wolfgang IV. zu Oettingen-Wallersteins und Elçi İbrahim Paşas (1699–1701) hg. von edited by Arno Strohmeyer Laila Dandachi Dimitra Grigoriou Stephan Kurz Manuela Mayer Yasir Yılmaz Fürstlich Oettingen-Wallersteinsches Archiv Harburg (FOWAH) Nachlass Wolfgang IV. VII. 7.12a, Nr. 89, fol. 10

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Brief von einem gewissen Janitscharen Mustafa in Belgrad an den habsburgischen Großbotschafter Graf Wolfgang IV. zu Oettingen-Wallerstein mit der Bitte um Zusendung einer Karte, Belgrad, undatiert, o.O., n.D., bearb. von Yasir Yılmaz and Rana Bayram, Datenmodellierung: Jakob Sonnberger, Stephan Kurz, in: Die Großbotschaften Wolfgang IV. zu Oettingen-Wallersteins und Elçi İbrahim Paşas (1699–1701), hg. von Arno Strohmeyer und Stephan Kurz (Digitale Edition von Quellen zur habsburgisch-osmanischen Diplomatie 1500-1918, hg. von Arno Strohmeyer, Projekt 7), Wien 2026.

 Die Großbotschaften Wolfgang IV. zu Oettingen-Wallersteins und Elçi İbrahim Paşas (1699–1701) Letter Online Edition von Quellen zur habsburgisch-osmanischen Diplomatie (1500-1918)

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 A janissary scribe situated in Belgrade, Yazıcı Mustafa Efendi, ask for a political world map(?) from Oettingen-Wallerstein in a private letter. Mustafa Efendi, janissary scribe c. 1701 Belgrade Wolfgang IV Oettingen-Wallerstein c. early 1701 Unknown Osmanisches Türkisch English friendship Habsburg grand ambassador janissary map
Meveddetlü ve ḥaḳīḳatlü ve maḥabbetlü ḳadīm ulu dostumuz büyük ilçi Ġrūf Beg ḥużūrlarına selāmlar olunub ve ḥāl ve ḫāṭırları suʾāl olunur eyüler ve ḫoşlar mısuz dāʾimā ṣıḥḥatde ber-ḳarār olub hemān ṣaġ olasız ṭarafımuzdan suʾāl olunur ise bi-ḥamdi’llāhi teʿālā ṣaġ ve selāmetde olub devletlü aġa efendimüz Ṭurnacıbaşı Meḥemmed Aġa ile ḥālā Belġrād ḳalʿasında oluruz bu ḳadar zamān ṭurnacıbaşı aġaya ve bu dostuñuza bir kạgıdıñuz bir ḫaberiñüz gelmemişdür gelenlerden suʾāl iderüz cümlesi ṣaġdur dirler hemān ṣaġ olasız ve benüm ḥaḳīḳatlü ḳadīmī dostum yol yoldaşım ilçi beg ḥażretleri sizinle olan bu ḳadar zaman İstanbulda ve gerek yollarda dostluġumuza bināʾen bize vilāyet taṣvīri ḳarṭa bütün olmaḳ̣ üzere bizüm Vārādin tercümānı ile bu dostuñuza irsāl eyledükde dünyālar ḳadar ḥaẓẓiderüz ve bu yādigārıñuz bizde bulunsun İstanbulda daḫı baʿżı zamān bulunur ammā eyü degildür ṣaḥīḥ degildür luṭf idüb dört kāġıd bütün vilāyet taṣvīri olub irsāl ü īṣāle himmet eylemeñüzden cihān cihān mesrūr oluruz dirīġ itmeyesün bāḳī ve’s-selām Ḥālā yeñiçeri-i Belġrād Yazıcı Muṣṭafā Efendi Ṭurnacıbaşı ağanıñ çuḳadārı Hindī oġlı daḫı selāmlar iderler ve cümlesi ṣaġdur selāmlar ider ve sizüñ ḫidmetiñüzde olan dostlarımuza daḫı selāmlar iderüz bizi unutmayasuz 10
To our esteemed, sincere, and affectionate long-standing and venerable friend, grand ambassador graf, we extend our greetings and inquire about your well-being. Are you always in good health and content? We hope you remain well and in good spirits. Should you inquire about us, by the grace of God Almighty, we are in good health and safety. Our noble agha, Turnacıbaşı Mehmed Ağa, and I are currently in the fortress of Belgrade. It has been quite some time, yet neither a letter nor any news has reached Turnacıbaşı Ağa or this friend of yours. When we ask those who arrive here, they all say that you are well. We sincerely hope this is the case. My true and long-standing friend, my companion, and the honorable grand ambassador: Considering the bond of friendship that has developed over this long period, both in Istanbul and during our travels, we kindly request that you send us, through our Petrovaradin interpreter, a complete and accurate map of provinces (a world map?). It would bring us immeasurable joy to possess this as a souvenir from you. While such a map has been available in Istanbul for quite some time, it is neither good nor accurate. We would be most delighted if you could graciously send a complete map of provinces, comprised of four pages in its entirety. Please do not ignore this matter. Eternal peace be upon you. Scribe Mustafa, currently janissary in Belgrade The son of Hindi, Turnacıbaşı Agha’s servant (çukadar), also sends his greetings. They are all fine and send their regards. We also send our greetings to our friends in your service. Do not let us fade from your memory. 10