This work is a study of Dimitrie Cantemir (1673-1723), a Romanian prince who lived some 20 years in Istanbul and wrote a history of the Ottoman Empire.

• CONTENTS (page 9)
• FOREWORD (page 11)
• INTRODUCTION (page 17)
• THE TRADITION OF THE HISTORIES OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE (page 23)
• A POSSIBLE EVOLUTION (page 33)
• HISTORICAL CONTROVERSIES (page 47)
• DIMITRIE CANTEMIR - PAUL RYCAUT: INTERFERENCES (page 57)
• ABOUT DJAFR (page 67)
• ISLAMIC THEOLOGY IN CANTEMIR'S WRITINGS (page 73)
• "ANECDOTICA" IN THE HISTORY OF THE OTHMAN EMPIRE (page 83)
• CONCLUSIONS (page 107)
• APPENDIX (page 111)
• Bibliography (page 127)
• Index of Names (page 135)