Age of Tulips

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Age of Tulips is a historical period in the early 18th-century Ottoman Empire characterized by a flourishing of arts, architecture, and a fascination with luxury and tulip cultivation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural era
historical period
alsoKnownAs Lâle Devri
linked to: Lale Devri

Tulip Period
artForms calligraphy
miniature painting
music
poetry
associatedWith Kağıthane gardens
Sadabad Palace
characterizedBy Westernization trends
courtly luxury
festivals and entertainments
flourishing of architecture
flourishing of arts
garden culture
relative peace
tulip cultivation
country Ottoman Empire
culturalInfluence European Baroque
Persian culture
economicAspect speculation in tulip bulbs
endCause Patrona Halil uprising
popular discontent with luxury and taxation
endTime 1730
followedBy Patrona Halil Rebellion
reign of Mahmud I
governmentType absolute monarchy
grandVizier Nevşehirli Damat İbrahim Pasha
historicalSignificance early phase of Ottoman modernization
symbol of Ottoman cultural refinement
languageOfCulture Ottoman Turkish
mainRegion Istanbul
notableFigure İbrahim Müteferrika
notableFor construction of waterfront mansions on the Bosphorus
development of Ottoman Baroque tendencies in architecture
introduction of first Ottoman printing press
politicalContext peace with Habsburg Monarchy
peace with Venice
precededBy Great Turkish War
Treaty of Passarowitz
rulingSultan Ahmed III
socialAspect elite consumption culture
urban leisure activities
startTime 1718
timeInHistoryOf Ottoman Empire in the 18th century

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Tulip Era alsoKnownAs Age of Tulips