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  1. On the docket today: Combing through French ambassadorial requests to have the #Ottoman minister of foreign affairs certify its consuls and #interpreters (c. 1700). Later in the 18th century and/or during the 19th century, French diplomats had many #Armenian interpreters. But, at this point, they were all Frenchmen and Ottoman Jews. Except this guy: Matusagha (Մաթուսաղա), son of the somewhat famous Abro (Ապրօ) Çelebi.

    @histodons @earlymodern #emdiplomacy #osmanlıca #histoire #sephardim