Tulip Era of the Ottoman Empire

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The Tulip Era of the Ottoman Empire was an early 18th-century period marked by courtly refinement, flourishing arts and literature, and increased engagement with European culture before ending in social unrest.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ottoman Empire history period
historical period
alsoKnownAs Lale Devri
surface form: Lâle Devri

Tulip Era
surface form: Tulip Period
capital Istanbul
characterizedBy architectural innovation
courtly refinement
cultural westernization
diplomatic contacts with Europe
flourishing arts
flourishing literature
garden culture
increased engagement with European culture
printing press adoption
tulip cultivation
urban leisure culture
country Ottoman Empire
endCause Janissary revolt
Patrona Halil Rebellion
social unrest
endTime 1730
followedBy Patrona Halil Rebellion
reign of Mahmud I
follows Great Turkish War
Treaty of Passarowitz
governmentType absolute monarchy
hasCulturalAspect calligraphy
festivals and public entertainments
miniature painting
music
poetry
hasEconomicAspect luxury consumption
speculation in tulip bulbs
hasGrandVizier Nevşehirli Damat İbrahim Pasha
hasMonarch Ahmed III
hasSignificantEvent Ottoman embassy to Paris (1720–1721)
introduction of the first official Ottoman Turkish printing press
hasSignificantFigure Yirmisekiz Mehmed Çelebi
İbrahim Müteferrika
hasSignificantPlace Kağıthane
Sadabad Palace
hasTheme elite culture vs. popular discontent
tension between tradition and modernization
languageOfName Ottoman Turkish
namedAfter tulip
partOf Early Modern period
startTime 1718
timePeriod early 18th century

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Nedim culturalContext Tulip Era of the Ottoman Empire