V. L. Menage

Ottoman Historical Documents (eBook, ePUB)

The Institutions of an Empire
Redaktion: Imber, Colin

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Translates and comments on Ottoman documents from the period of the empire's rise to greatness

• The first systematic collection of source materials for students of Ottoman history
• Fluently translates the documents from Ottoman Turkish, Greek, Arabic, Persian, Latin and Italian into English
• Explains technical terms and problems of interpretation with annotations and a glossary
• Contextualises 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 research
• Provides 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 era

This 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 Divan; the Religio-Legal Institution; ¿anunnames (sultanic legislation); Taxation and Finance; Waqfs (endowments); and Treaties and Foreign Relations.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Edinburgh University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Dezember 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781474479394
• Artikelnr.: 72418593

Autorenporträt

V. L. Ménage (1920-2015) was Professor of Turkish at SOAS, London. Colin Imber was formerly a Reader in Turkish at the University of Manchester.

Inhaltsangabe

i. Note on transliteration
ii. The Islamic months
iii. The Ottoman sultans, c1300-1687
iv. List of Illustrations
v. Maps
Preface
1. The dynasty: legitimation and titulature
2. The dynasty: princes
3. Recruitment into the sultan's service
4. The vizierate and the divan
5. The provincial administration and the timar system
6. The religio-legal institution
7. ¿anunnames
8. Taxation and finance
9. Waqfs
10. Treaties and foreign relations
Glossary
Bibliography.