#caffa

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Genoese Towers in the Black Sea by Ivan Aivazovsky

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Înregistrări contabile din colonia genoveză Caffa cu privire la sejurul unei solii valahe. // Accounting records from the Genoese colony of

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Accounting records from the Genoese colony of Caffa regarding the stay of a Wallachian embassy. Accounting records from Caffa, 1462/63 Contextualization:

There are no indications whether diplomatic contacts between the Wallachian voivodal court and the Genoese colony of Caffa existed prior to this embassy. Nevertheless, a Wallachian-Caffan connection seems highly probable, since this colony, following the fall of Constantinople and Pera—the most important Genoese colony—became increasingly dependent on secondary or tertiary political allies and commercial partners. In exchange, through Caffa, the voivodal court of Wallachia could establish diplomatic contacts with the Polish king, as shown in another record. The exact purpose of this embassy is unknown, but it can be suspected that it involved easing the conflict with Stephen the Great, which was dangerous for V., and attempting to activate King Casimir IV. Other motives could also be considered, such as commercial matters, perhaps even quite trivial ones. The long stay of the envoys, from May 1462 until September 1463, must have been conditioned by the land and sea blockade imposed by the Ottomans and Moldavians, as well as by the political-military situation in Wallachia, which prevented or significantly hindered the transmission of news to the voivode.

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#2- A Real Shame

The Mongols to Caffa, 1346

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Solar Eclipse in Feodosia by Ivan Aivazovsky

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Raffaele Monterosso, consulul Caffei, oferă lui Kazimir IV, mare duce al Lituaniei și rege al Poloniei, vasalitatea orașului, solicitând în

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Raffaele Monterosso, the Genoese consul of Caffa, offers vassalage of the city to Casimir IV, Grand Duke of Lithuania and King of Poland, asking in exchange that he either include Caffa in a peace treaty or armistice with the Ottomans, or place it under his protection.

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Misstänkt statslöst fartyg bordat

Misstänkt statslöst fartyg bordat. Kustbevakningen tog igår kontroll över ett fartyg med oklar flaggstatus och därmed misstänkt statslöst fartyg. Insatsen “Svart kaffe”, som skedde med stöd av Polismyndigheten, genomfördes i Östersjön på Sveriges sjöterritorium i höjd med Trelleborg. Kustbevakningen har inlett förundersökning om misstänkt brott mot sjölagen gällande bristande sjövärdighet. Med…

Misstänkt statslöst fartyg bordat

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Caffa 1346: El Primer Registro de Guerra Biológica y la Peste Negra

Caffa 1346: El Primer Registro de Guerra Biológica y la Peste Negra

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Workers leaving the Caïffa Factory in Malakoff, southwestern suburbs of Paris

French vintage postcard