The House of Nasi : The Duke of Naxos
by Roth, Cecil
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society Of America, 1948 Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st US Ed... Dom Joseph Nasi 1524-1579 (or Nassi; also known as João Miques/Micas and Dom João Migas Mendes in a Portuguese variant, Giuseppe Nasi in Italian, and as Yasef Nassi in Ottoman Turkish) , was a Jewish diplomat and administrator, member of the House of Mendes/Benveniste, and a nephew of Dona Gracia Mendes Nasi, and influential figure in the Ottoman Empire during the rules of both Sultan Suleiman I and his son Selim II. He was a great benefactor of the Jewish people.A Court Jew, he was appointed the Lord of Tiberias with the expressed aim of resettling Jews in Ottoman Syria and encouraging industry there; the attempt failed, and, later, he was appointed to the Duke of Naxos.Nasi also brought about war with the Republic of Venice, at the end of which Venice lost the island of Cyprus to the Ottomans. After the death of Selim, he lost influence in the Ottoman Court, but was allowed to keep his titles and pension for the remainder of his life. 250p. illus. index maps on endpapers [See also the companion volume by this author about his aunt, Dona Gracia ].
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- KALAMOS BOOKS
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- Title
- The House of Nasi : The Duke of Naxos
- Author
- Roth, Cecil
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine - Slight Chips
- Edition
- 1st US Ed..
- Publisher
- Jewish Publication Society Of America
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1948
- Keywords
- JEWS IN GREECE JUDAISM OTTOMAN EMPIRE NAXOS JOSEPH NASI NAXOS SEPHARDIM
- Bookseller catalogs
- Ottoman Empire; Jews in Greece; Naxos;
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