The First Ambassadors from Dubrovnik at the Sublime Porte

Paper deals with the questions who were the first elected Dubrovnik`s ambassadors at the sublime Porte? What was their motive for doing their job? Who was in their entourage? How much were they paid for their services? What was their itinerary like? Whom did they meet with and who helped them during their missions? Did they face difficulties since they were not familiar with diplomatic protocol at the Porte? What was their role in sending across the message of Dubrovnik’s identity? How did their hosts treat them? What messages did their non- verbal communication, titles and presents send? Which arguments did they use in their appearances? How often did they correspond with the government? How did their correspondence circulate and were there any difficulties in its circulation? How significant was the role of secret diplomacy in their activities? Which information did they pass and to whom? How were their results affected by political circumstances or their diplomatic abilities? All of them present a stimulating and historiographically insufficiently researched area.