English Science History THE SIEGE OF CONSTANTINOPLE

The Turkish name of the Governor-General of Rumelia (the European provinces of the Ottoman Empire) in 1470.

I cannot reference the historical figures marked bellow by the three timestamps.

COLIN IMBER: Um … not only of … um … humble everyday domestic slaves, but also of members of the imperial family, because we find a Governor-General of Rumelia, of the European provinces of the Empire, in 1470 trading under a Turkish name 34:11 ((Has Murad Pasha)), but he was a member of Palaiologos family and indeed 34:16 ((Mesih Pasha)), the Ottoman commander of the failed siege of Rhodes in 1480 and later Grand Vizier, was also a member of the Palaiologos family and another Greek Vizier of the fourteen sixties is known in Turkish as 34:31 ((Rum Mehmed Pasha)) or Mehmed Pasha the Greek, so we know they were Greeks, the old aristocracy, if I can call them that, continue to trade, but under different names.

Thanks in advance. Darek

PS. You can listen to the programme here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/history/inourtime/inourtime_2006...