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The Rulers, Who Were Not Of The Same Religion With Their Subjects And The Imaginary Empires In The Middle Ages

ORTAÇAĞ’DA TEBAASININ DİNİ ÜZERE OLMAYAN HÜKÜMDARLAR VE HAYALİ İMPARATORLUKLAR

Murat TURAL
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43–64
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It is a weird twist of history that the dream of Prester John, founder of the empire with a Christian character established in late Middle Age, is associated with Abyssinia, which made good impressions on the imagination of Muslims since very early days, but it also made an effect on the spirit of this article.

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Objective & Hypothesis:In this article, we shall primarily focus on the diplomatic relations that Prophet Muhammad established with Ashama, Abyssinian An-Najashi, and Heraclius, Emperor of the Byzantine, who both lived in the same age with Prophet Muhammad.
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Key Findings & Data:In addition to Heraclius, another emperor of the Byzantine, whose name is associated with Islam, is Manuel I Comnenus, the ruler who was defeated in the battle of Myriokephalon in 1176.
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In this article, we shall primarily focus on the diplomatic relations that Prophet Muhammad established with Ashama, Abyssinian An-Najashi, and Heraclius, Emperor of the Byzantine, who both lived in the same age with Prophet Muhammad. It is generally recognized by the Islam world that Ashama and Heraclius were secret Muslims. This recognition leads us to the conclusion that there were two states, whose rulers Islam and subjects were Christian in the age of the prophet. In addition to Heraclius, another emperor of the Byzantine, whose name is associated with Islam, is Manuel I Comnenus, the ruler who was defeated in the battle of Myriokephalon in 1176. Although different myhts are running around about the beliefs of Ashama, Heraclius and Manuel I Comnenus, they were actually the persons, who acted as presidents. Therefore, dreams were based not on their properties, but their spiritual world. In the other section of the study, we shall discuss the largest empire of aforementioned age, which had no property or president. It is a weird twist of history that the dream of Prester John, founder of the empire with a Christian character established in late Middle Age, is associated with Abyssinia, which made good impressions on the imagination of Muslims since very early days, but it also made an effect on the spirit of this article.

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Makalede, başlangıçta Hz. Muhammed’in çağdaşı olan Habeş necaşisi Ashama ve Bizans imparatoru Heraklius ile kurmuş olduğu diplomatik ilişkiler üzerinde durulacaktır. Ashama ve Heraklius’a dair İslam dünyasındaki genel kabul onların gizli Müslüman oldukları yönündedir. Bu kabul bizi, peygamber çağında halkı Hristiyan hükümdarı Müslüman olan iki devletin var olduğu sonucuna götürmektedir. Heraklius’tan başka, adı İslam ile birlikte anılan diğer bir Bizans imparatoru da 1176 yılında gerçekleşen Miryokefalon savaşının mağlup hükümdarı I. Manuel Komnenos’tur. Ashama, Heraklius ve I. Manuel Komnenos, inanç dünyaları hakkında farklı söylenceler dönse de, gerçekten devlet başkanlığı görevini ifa etmiş olan şahıslardır. Dolayısıyla hayaller onların mülkleri üzerine değil, ruh dünyaları üzerine temellenmiştir. Çalışmanın diğer kısmında ise mezkûr çağın hem mülkü hem de başı olmayan en büyük imparatorluğu söz konusu edilecektir. Orta Çağ’ın sonlarına doğru Rahip-kral John’un hayali ancak Hristiyan karakteri taşıyan imparatorluğunun, eskiden beri Müslümanların muhayyilesinde olumlu izler bırakan Habeşistan ülkesi ile anılması ise tarihin garip bir cilvesi olmakla birlikte, bu makalenin ruhuna da etki etmiştir

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TURAL, M. (2018). The Rulers, Who Were Not Of The Same Religion With Their Subjects And The Imaginary Empires In The Middle Ages. Tarih Okulu Dergisi, Cilt: 11 - Sayı: 34, 43–64. https://ajindex.com/articles/137234

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