One letter (Arzuhal) in Arabian from Kaniža by the end of XVII c. (in the codex of Gazi Husrev - bey's library)

Abstract

The article is a translation of the letter by a certain Ahmed-efendi Hadži Piri, a commandant, probably South Slav by origin. The letter was sent in February - March 1688. from beseiged Kaniža. In the letter is depicted the difficult position of the Mus­lems, who for a long time have resisted and shown an extreme endurance against attacks of enemy.