Michel Angelo Corai
Michel Angelo Corai (born Fathullah Qurrai, — ) was a Syrian diplomat, translator and spy in service of Shah Abbas I and Ferdinando I de' Medici. He was instrumental in establishing Safavid embassy to Europe and rebellion of Ali Janbulad against Ottoman Empire. Background Michel Angelo Corai was born as Fathullah Qurrai around 1557 in Ottoman Syria. His birthplace is disputed, it was either Aleppo or Damascus, however it seems that he was originally from Manbij and could have been a Turkmen. Although it was suggested that he was a Syrian Orthodox, he was probably a ''qurrāʾ'', a professional reciter of Quran, hence his Muslim surname and later converted. Career In Europe He started his diplomatic career as a scribe to Cigalazade Yusuf Sinan Pasha when he was deployed to Syria, from whom he probably learnt Italian. He traveled to Iranian border frequently with his master, where he learnt Persian as well. He later left Cigalazade's service in 1582 and lived in Safav ...
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Manbij
Manbij (; ; ) is a city in the northeast of Aleppo Governorate in northern Syria, west of the Euphrates. The 2004 census gives its population as nearly 100,000.General Census of Population and Housing 2004
. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Aleppo Governorate. The population of Manbij is largely , with Kurdish, Turkmen, < ...
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