Abstract:

appointed as secretary to Robert Adair's mission to Constantinople , after a short period of his service as précis-writer at the British Foreign Office. The embassy set sail from Portsmouth early in July and the mission reached the Island of Tenedos just outside the Dardanelles in October 1808, three months after they had left England. On 11th November 1808, they were at liberty to proceed and able to reach capital city on the day of Treaty of Dardanelles was signed (5th January, 1809). When they went on voyage, reigning Sultan Mustafa IV, succeeded the Ottoman throne after Sultan Selim III, who was deposed as a result of Kabakçı Mustafa Rebellion (May, 1807). Sultan Mustafa IV’s short period of reign, 14 months, ended with another rebellion that broke out in July, 1808 and Sultan Mahmut II was enthroned as the new Sultan as a result of change of reign under the leadership of Alemdar Mustafa Pasha who was appointed as grand vizier by the Sultan Mahmut II. Grand Vizier’s term could only lasted for four months because he died at the time of another rebellion that broke out in November, 1808. Startford Canning gave detailed account of these three rebellions in his report dated 25 March, 1809. He explained the economic and military conditions of Ottoman Empire and his international relationships as well as the causes and results of these three rebellions. In this study, his report will be evaluated by comparing his account with other historical sources

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