Ottoman Historical Documents : The Institutions of an Empire / V.L. Ménage, Colin Imber.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ménage, V.L., Author.

Imber, Colin, Author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (232 p.) : 1 B/W illustrations 16 colour illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2022]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Translates and comments on Ottoman documents from the period of the empire’s rise to greatnessThe first systematic collection of source materials for students of Ottoman historyFluently translates the documents from Ottoman Turkish, Greek, Arabic, Persian, Latin and Italian into EnglishExplains technical terms and problems of interpretation with annotations and a glossaryContextualises the documents in a succinct introduction to each chapter Introduces both the government and institutions of the Ottoman Empire, and the different types of source material encountered in historical researchProvides valuable comparative material for historians of the late-mediaeval and early modern periods, and in particular for historians of the Mediterranean and Middle East during this eraThis collection of translated primary sources for Ottoman history shows how the major institutions of Ottoman government developed and functioned. Each chapter covers a key topic: Legitimation and Titulature; Princes; Recruitment into the Sultan’s service; the Vizierate and the Dīvān; the Religio-Legal Institution; Ḳānūnnāmes (sultanic legislation); Taxation and Finance; Waqfs (endowments); and Treaties and Foreign Relations.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Note on Transliteration

The Islamic Months

The Ottoman Sultans, c1300–1687

List of Illustrations

Preface

Maps

Figures

CHAPTER I The Dynasty: Legitimation and Titulature

CHAPTER II The Dynasty: Princes

CHAPTER III The Dynasty: Recruitment into the Sultan’s Service

CHAPTER IV The Vizierate and the Dīvān

CHAPTER V The Provincial Administration and the Tīmār System

CHAPTER VI The Religio-legal Institution

CHAPTER VII Ḳānūnnāmes

CHAPTER VIII Taxation and Finance

CHAPTER IX Waqfs

CHAPTER X Treaties and Foreign Relations

Glossary

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-4744-7939-1

1-4744-7938-3

OCLC:

1312726861