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anubis2814
One of the lies #fairytales told us was how the #monarchy functioned. He's an all powerful dictator that most people just do what he says, never mind that he's propped up by lords and nobles below him he has to maneuver politically with and keep contented.
Even #Aladdin got this wrong, "Am I #Sultan or am I Sultan? From now on the princess may choose whoever she deems worthy" Um hold on one second my dude, pretty sure you have to get the approval of the lords and they will certainly not like some street rat pouching a top position of power they could have just because the princess decides she's horny for him.
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Early Modern Diplomacy

The SublimePorte was a very specific diplomatic arena. The presence of #emdiplomats there increased significantly between the 16th and 18th century. During this time, European views of the #OttomanEmpire changed, redefining the sultan’s realm from a dangerous and largely unknown imperium to a potential ally with attractive cultural trademarks. The European representatives and diplomatic outposts in #Constantinople remained important political links to the outside world for the #sultan

Following the pioneering example of medieval #Venice, several European states created a permanent diplomatic outpost at the sultan’s #court, as Zsuzsanna Cziráki outlined in her article on the #SublimePorte as a sphere of diplomatic interaction:

degruyter.com/document/doi/10.

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#emdiplomacy #NewDiplomaticHistory #history #histodons #adventCalendar #adventCalendar2024

@histodons @historikerinnen @earlymodern

De Gruyter · 20b The Ottoman Court as a Special Venue for European Diplomacy20b The Ottoman Court as a Special Venue for European Diplomacy was published in Early Modern European Diplomacy on page 419.
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getmisch

Qataris were in trouble, but the Saudis own 6% of FOX, so they invested $50M in Newsmax (worth $100-200M) instead, and it worked. Newsmax gave Qatar kid glove treatment, in exchange. #Conservatives reap rewards while lying through their teeth.
#Qatar #Sultan #purchase #news #organization #hide #abuses #human #rights #misogyny #religious #attacks #lies as #news #fox #money #cash #influence #bribes #SaudiArabia #muslim #MiddleEast #arabian #Qataris #own #newsmax icij.org/inside-icij/2024/03/q

ICIJ · Qatari royal invested about $50 million in pro-Trump network Newsmax - ICIJBefore and after the investment, senior newsroom leaders urged Newsmax staff to soften coverage of Qatar, current and former employees said.
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Ramesh #NotGoingBack

⬆️ @Nochem

>> #OttomanEmpire was expansive, with #Arabs, #Jews, and #Christians as subjects. The #Caliph had influence as far as #BritishIndia.

Today, #India informed #Oman about records pertaining to #Turkish #OttomanEmpire in the #NationalArchives of India #NAI and handed over a list of 70 documents which cover a period from 1793-1953.

Subjects incl. treaties between #BritishIndia and #Sultan of #Muscat, and between India, Muscat and Oman.

@escarpment @lukevanin

thestatesman.com/world/india-o

The Statesman · India, Oman to cooperate in the field of archives - The StatesmanA delegation of the National Archives of India (NAI), New Delhi led by Mr Arun Singhal, Director General of Archives visited the National Records and Archives Authority (NRAA) of Oman on 21-22 February.
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Ramesh #NotGoingBack

#OttomanEmpire - 1

When the #Turks conquered #Arabia, #Arabs lost their religious #Caliphate to #Turkish Sultans, who merged powers of #Sultan and #Caliph

For 400 years before the #GreatWar #WWI, #Palestinians were under despotic Ottoman #occupation, subject to onerous #TurkishYoke

For 4 centuries, occupation was NOT an issue

End of WWI finally brought independence to Arabs (WWII for Palestinians), but they turned that #independence into #grievance against #Jewish presence in #MiddleEast

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Ramesh #NotGoingBack

Impetus for #Kitchener's desire to "capture #Islam" in #MiddleEast in #WWI was rooted in his inability to understand that #societiesAreNotHomogenous.

There was a time when Britain ruled over half of world's #muslims in #Africa & #India, and Kitchener believed Islam as a homogenous, single centralized entity controlled by the #Caliph — #Mohammad's successor.

This perception probably grew out of the fact that #Turkish #Sultan had immense sway over muslims far away in India.

#PeaceToEndAllPeace
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