The Government of the Ottoman Empire in the Time of Suleiman the Magnificent

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Author

Lybyer, Albert Howe, 1876-1949

Title

The government of the Ottoman Empire in the time of Suleiman the Magnificent

Original Publication

Cambridge: Harvard University press, 1913.

Credits

Tim Lindell, Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Language

English

LoC Class

DR: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Balkan Peninsula, Turkey

Subject

Turkey -- Politics and government

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 76054

Release Date

May 9, 2025

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.Untitled
3. 3.Untitled
4. 4.PREFACE
5. 5.CONTENTS
6. 6.THE GOVERNMENT OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE
7. 7.INTRODUCTION — Ideas Constitute a Nation — The Background of Ottoman History — Character and Mission of the Ottoman Empire — The Racial Descent of the Ottoman Turks — Seljuk and Ottoman Turks in Asia Minor — The Sources of Ottoman Culture
8. 8.CHAPTER I THE CHARACTER OF THE OTTOMAN STATE IN GENERAL — Definition — The Limitations on Despotism — The Territorial Basis — The Peoples — Institutions of Government — Contemporary Descriptions of the Two Great Institutions
9. 9.CHAPTER II THE OTTOMAN RULING INSTITUTION: AS A SLAVE-FAMILY — I. General Description — II. The Slave-Family — Methods of Recruiting — The Tribute Boys — Estimate of the System — The Slave Status — The Harem, the Eunuchs, and the Royal Family — Other Ottoman Slave-Families — Character of Ottoman Slavery
10. 10.CHAPTER III THE RULING INSTITUTION: AS MISSIONARY ENTERPRISE AND EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM — I. The Missionary Motive — The Ottoman Attitude — Other Motives for Incorporating Christians — The Requirement of Conversion — Sincerity of Conversion — Effect of the Process — II. The Educational Scheme — The Colleges of Pages — The Harem — The Ajem-oghlans — Advancement Based on Merit — Punishments
11. 11.CHAPTER IV THE RULING INSTITUTION: AS AN ARMY — The Military Aspect — The Janissaries [287] — The Succession to the Throne — The Spahis of the Porte [325] — The Feudal Spahis [337] — Officers of the Feudal Spahis — Other Bodies of Troops — Discipline and Ardor — The Supreme Command — Indivisibility of the Army
12. 12.CHAPTER V THE RULING INSTITUTION: AS A NOBILITY AND A COURT — I. Privileges of the Kullar — Nobility not Hereditary — II. Character of the Sultan’s Court — Organization of the Household [432] — The Harem — The Inside Service — The Outside Service — The Ceremonies of the Court — Influence of the Court
13. 13.CHAPTER VI THE RULING INSTITUTION: AS GOVERNMENT — Summary — Functions of the Ottoman Government — The Sultan as Head of the State and of the Government — The Sultan as Legislator — The Legislation of Suleiman — The Viziers — The Defterdars, or Treasurers [566] — Taxation in the Ottoman Empire [581] — Suleiman’s Income — The Nishanji or Chancellor — The Divan or Council [620] — The Ruling Institution as a Whole
14. 14.CHAPTER VII THE MOSLEM INSTITUTION OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE — General Description — Financial Support of the Moslem Institution [636] — The Educational System — Clergy, Seids, and Dervishes — Jurists and the Mufti — The Judicial System [675] — The Moslem Institution as a Whole
15. 15.CHAPTER VIII COMPARISON OF THE TWO GREAT INSTITUTIONS — Likenesses — Differences — Interactions — The Relative Power of the Institutions
16. 16.APPENDICES
17. 17.APPENDIX I THE SECOND BOOK OF THE AFFAIRS OF THE TURKS
18. 18.APPENDIX II PAMPHLET OF JUNIS BEY AND ALVISE GRITTI
19. 19.APPENDIX III INCOMPLETE TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THE KANUN-NAMEH, OR COLLECTION OF EDICTS, OF SULEIMAN THE MAGNIFICENT AS ARRANGED BY THE MUFTI EBU SU’UD
20. 20.APPENDIX IV THE GOVERNMENT OF THE MOGUL EMPIRE IN INDIA [797] — General Comparison of Ottoman and Indian Conditions — The Personnel of the Mogul Government — Relation of Government to Religious Propagation — The Army — The Court — The Government Proper — The Moslems and the Moslem Church — Books Consulted in the Preparation of Appendix IV
21. 21.APPENDIX V BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTES — I. Sources of Ottoman Governmental Ideas — II. The Ottoman Government in the Sixteenth Century — III. Alphabetical List of Works Cited
22. 22.FOOTNOTES
23. 23.GLOSSARY OF TURKISH WORDS
24. 24.INDEX
25. 25.INDEX

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