Bibliograph

History of the War in Bosnia during the Years 1737 –8 and 9, Omer Ofendi, Translated by Charles Fraser

Type

Label

History of the War in Bosnia during the Years 1737 –8 and 9, Omer Ofendi, Translated by Charles Fraser

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

History of the War in Bosnia during the Years 1737 –8 and 9

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1097145411

Responsibility statement

Omer Ofendi, Translated by Charles Fraser

Series statement

Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Summary

Serving as a judge in his native Bosnia in 1737 when war broke out between the Austrians and the Turks, Omer Efendi (about whose life little else is known) produced this vivid account of the conflict from an Ottoman perspective. Important for what it reveals about the region's social history, the work was revised and published by Ibrahim Müteferrika (c.1672–1745), the founder of Turkish printing. It was first published in English in 1830 after being translated by Charles Fraser, a professor at Edinburgh's Naval and Military Academy. Fraser also added an introduction to the work that gives both a brief history of Bosnia and an overview of the text. The narrative begins with a description of the army of the invading Austrians, who are described throughout as 'infidels'. An account is then given of the operations of the war, through to the signing of the Belgrade treaty in 1739.--, Provided by publisher

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