Ottoman historical documents: the institutions of an empire

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...

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Main Author: Ménage, Victor Louis 1920-2015 (Author)
Other Authors: Imber, Colin 1945- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press [2021]
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Online Access:DE-1043
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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
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xix, 207 Seiten, 3 ungezählte Blätter) Illustrationen, Karten
ISBN:9781474479387
9781474479394
DOI:10.1515/9781474479387

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