Futūhāt-i jamīla
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The Futūhāt-i jamīla, also Futuhat-ı Cemile ("Admirable Conquests", TSMK H.1592) was an illustrated manuscript by Arifi about 1557–1558.[2] It relates the battles of the Ottoman-Habsburgs war in Transylvania in 1551.[1]
Siege of Pecs Castle]] with Sokollu Mehmed Pasha leading his troops in 1551. Futūhāt-i jamīla of Arifi. Istanbul, Topkapi Palace Museum, H. 1592, fol. 5a.[1] | |
| Author | Arifi |
|---|---|
| Publication date | 1557-1558 |
The manuscript has thirty-one folios and six illustrations, including one illustration that spreads on two pages.[2]
One of the main protagonists is Sokollu Mehmed Pasha, who praised for his bravery and accomplishments throughout the text.[2] He is depicted in various scenes, from the attack on the castles of Pecs and Lipva, to the scene of a council before his tent, or his reception of receiving Habsburg envoys asking for peace.[2] Sokollu appears in the illustration of the siege of Pecs Castle, leading his men on horseback, in front of the city undergoing a siege.[1]
Siege of Temesvár, 1552
Kara Ahmed Pasha at the Siege of Temesvár, 1552
Sokollu Mehmed Pasha after the victory at Temesvár, 1552
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