Devar śefatayim. English

Debar śepatayim : an Ottoman historical chronicle from the Crimea (1683-1730) / written by Krymchak Rabbi David Lekhno ; [edited by] Yaron Ben-Naeh, Dan Shapira, Aviezer Tutian.

Boston : Academic Studies Press, 2021.

©2021

261 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

"The fifty years between 1680-1730 were one of the most fascinating in the history of Europe and in Ottoman history. A period of coalitions and wars, climate changes, and natural disasters took place. This previously unpublished chronicle contains valuable information in various fields. It was written in Semi-Biblical Hebrew by a Jewish rabbi residing in the Crimean Peninsula, and includes insights on the political upheavals in the Crimean Khanate and the Ottoman capital; the wars between the Ottomans and the Russians, which he vividly describes; Persia and the Caucasus; the fate of Jewish communities; epidemics and weather; and weapons and customs. The book, a historical mine that reads like a sweeping thriller, is now available in English for the first time"-- Provided by publisher.

Online version: Ben-Naeh, Yaron, An Annotated English translation of Debar śepatayim Boston : Academic Studies Press, 2021.

English

September 28, 2021

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.