Kyiv Metropolia and Moscow diplomacy: An ottoman viewpoint
Scrinium, vol.15, no.1, pp.256-276, 2019 (Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 15 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2019
- Doi Number: 10.1163/18177565-00151p17
- Journal Name: Scrinium
- Journal Indexes: Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.256-276
- Keywords: Kyiv Metropolia, Ottoman Empire -Patriarchate of Moscow, Ottoman historical sources, Patriarchate of Constantinople
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
The Muscovite legation to the Ottoman Empire in 1686 enabled the final stage of annexation of the Kyiv Metropolia by the Patriarchate of Moscow at the end of the 17th century. However, previously ignored Ottoman sources (the official register of Ottoman affairs in 1686-1687, the History of Silahdar chronicle, and a fragment of the European chronicle Relazione di Constantinopoli) contradict the Russian narrative. This casts doubt on the veracity of the Muscovite diplomatic mission in 1686 and, therefore, the process of separation of the Kyiv Metropolia from the Patriarchate of Constantinople.