V.L. Menage

Ottoman Historical Documents

The Institutions of an Empire
Herausgeber: Imber, Colin

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This collection of translated primary sources for Ottoman history shows how the major institutions of Ottoman government developed, and how they functioned in practice. Each text benefits from a brief contextualising introduction, annotations and a glossary explaining technical terminology and problems of interpretation.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Edinburgh University Press
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Januar 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 177mm x 254mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 560g
• ISBN-13: 9781474479363
• ISBN-10: 1474479367
• Artikelnr.: 59912087

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.