THE TOWN OF SHUMEN UNDER OTTOMAN ADMINISTRATION Cover Image

ЗА ШУМЕН ПОД ОСМАНСКО УПРАВЛЕНИЕ
THE TOWN OF SHUMEN UNDER OTTOMAN ADMINISTRATION

Author(s): Katerina Venedikova
Subject(s): History, Local History / Microhistory
Published by: Шуменски университет »Епископ Константин Преславски«
Keywords: historical events; scientists; writers; art people; art works

Summary/Abstract: The article, based on documents, manuscripts, epigraphic monuments and research, traces important events and facts from the history of the city of Shumen under Ottoman rule. Data are given about the Christian and Muslim populations, about the Bulgarians and the representatives of other nationalities who live there. It is shown that the city of Shumen has carried, preserved and developed over the centuries the traditions of Bulgarian, but also of the Ottoman poetic, written, epigraphic and calligraphic art. The paper also provides information about the life and work of nobles, scientists, writers and artists who were born or worked in Shumen and wrote in Ottoman Turkish.