The Ottoman Empire : the classical age 1300-1600 / Halil Inalcik
London : Phoenix Press, 2000. Very good paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Item #442746
ISBN: 1842124420
Physical description: xii, 257 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Contents: pt. 1: An outline of Ottoman history, 1300-1600. Introduction: The periods of Ottoman history ; From frontier principality to empire, 1354-1402 ; The interregnum and recovery ; The definitive establishment of the Ottoman empire, 1453-1526 ; The Ottoman state as a world power, 1526-96 ; The decline of the Ottoman empire -- pt. 2: The state. The rise of the Ottoman dynasty ; The manner of accession to the throne ; The Ottoman concept of state and the class system ; Law: Sultanic law (Ka?nu?n) and religious law (S?eri?at) ; The palace ; The central administration ; The provincial administration and the Timar system -- pt. 3: Economic and social life. The Ottoman empire and international trade ; The Ottoman cities and road network, urban population, guilds and merchants -- pt. 4: Religion and culture in the Ottoman empire. Learning, the Medrese and the Ulema ; Ottoman scholarship ; The triumph of fanaticism ; Popular culture and the Tari?kats -- mystic orders -- Genealogy of the Ottoman dynasty -- A chronology of Ottoman history -- Glossary. Subjects: Ottoman Empire History 1288-1453. Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700. Turkey History 15th century, 16th century. Turkey History Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918.
Price: €18.95