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

Name: The government of the Ottoman Empire in the time of Suleiman the Magnificent
Author: Lybyer, Albert Howe

Lybyer, Albert Howe

Süleyman I, Sultan of the Turks, 1494 or 1495-1566; Turkey -- Politics and government

Conversion to Mohammedanism, in Asia Minor, 15 ff.;
    by Ottoman Turks, 33, 67;
    by the Ruling Institution, 62-71;
    meaning of, 62, 63;
    why encouraged, 63-66;
    not usually forcible, 63 and note 2, 66 and note 3, 67;
    sincerity of, uncertain, 68-69;
    in India, 284.

  Corruption, official, 32, 39, 86, 144, 161, 177;
    judicial, 222.

  Costumes, 134, 135.

  Counsellors-at-law, _see_ Jurists.

  Court—
    Of the sultan, 120-145;
      separation of men and women, 121;
      organization of household, 123;
      the harem, 124-126;
      the inside service, 126-128;
      the outside service, 128-133;
      ceremonies of, 133-141;
      influence of, 141-145.
    Of Mogul emperors, 287-291.

  Courts of justice, the Divan, 187-193, 221;
    of the Grand Vizier, 166, 221;
    of the _Kaziaskers_, 220;
    of present-day Turkey, 154 note 2;
    procedure of, 219-221;
    venality of, discussed, 222, 223;
    the law administered by, 223.

  Crimean Tartary, status, 30;
    rendering of justice in, 37, 216;
    slaves sent from, 50;
    Selim I married princess from, 58 note 2;
    contingent furnished by, 106;
    Khan of, pensioned, 171.

  Croatians, 34.

  Crusades, 6-9, 227.

  _Cursus honorum_, of Ruling Institution illustrated, 87, 88;
    of Moslem Institution, 212 and note 1, 235.

  Custom, power of, 19, 21, 27, 230.

  Customary law, 152, 161, 162, 223.


  Decentralization, tendency toward, 32, 38, 174.

  Delhi, Moslem capital of India, 280, 285, 287, 299, 300.

  Democracy, 84, 198, 225.

  Dervishes, 37, 207, 300.

  Descendants of Mohammed the Prophet (_Seids_), 37, 206, 207, 225, 300.

  Despotism, in Ottoman Empire, 25-27, 46, 48, 55, 151, 159, 174, 193;
    in Mogul Empire, 279, 292.

  Dil-Dar, wife of Baber, 290.

  Discipline, of Janissaries, 96, 97 and note 1;
    of army generally, 108, 109;
    of Ruling Institution, 196.

  Divan, 135, 166, 187-193;
    membership of, 188-190;
    sessions of, 189-191;
    general character of, 191-193;
    comparison with audiences of Aurangzeb, 296;
    of the Grand Vizier, 166;
    of lesser officials, 216 note 3.

  Domain lands, 31, 169, 171, 172, 176.

  Donatives to Janissaries, 92 and note 5.


  Ebu su’ud, the _Mufti_, 120, 212 and note 2, 213;
    table of contents of his collection of Suleiman’s laws, 276, 277.

  Education—
    Of members of Ruling Institution, 71-88, 196, 197;
      comprehensiveness of, 71, 72;
      classification of, 73.
    Of members of Moslem Institution, 203-206, 225;
      comparison of above systems, 228, 229, 234, 235.
    Of Moslems in India, 300.

  Egypt, unable to unify Levant, 10;
    status of, 30;
    inhabitants of, 33;
    Janissaries of, 95;
    legislation for, 159, 160;
    taxation of, 176;
    Mamelukes of, 280.

  Emancipation of slaves, 48, 60.

  Endowments, religious and charitable, 31, 32, 200-203, 234 and note
        1, 235, 300.

  Equerries, 131.

  Equity in Turkey, 223.

  Eugene, Prince, 287.

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The government of the Ottoman Empire in the time of Suleiman the MagnificentLybyer, Albert Howe

History

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

Lybyer, Albert Howe

Süleyman I, Sultan of the Turks, 1494 or 1495-1566; Turkey -- Politics and government

Conversion to Mohammedanism, in Asia Minor, 15 ff.;
    by Ottoman Turks, 33, 67;
    by the Ruling Institution, 62-71;
    meaning of, 62, 63;
    why encouraged, 63-66;
    not usually forcible, 63 and note 2, 66 and note 3, 67;
    sincerity of, uncertain, 68-69;
    in India, 284.

  Corruption, official, 32, 39, 86, 144, 161, 177;
    judicial, 222.

  Costumes, 134, 135.

  Counsellors-at-law, _see_ Jurists.

  Court—
    Of the sultan, 120-145;
      separation of men and women, 121;
      organization of household, 123;
      the harem, 124-126;
      the inside service, 126-128;
      the outside service, 128-133;
      ceremonies of, 133-141;
      influence of, 141-145.
    Of Mogul emperors, 287-291.

  Courts of justice, the Divan, 187-193, 221;
    of the Grand Vizier, 166, 221;
    of the _Kaziaskers_, 220;
    of present-day Turkey, 154 note 2;
    procedure of, 219-221;
    venality of, discussed, 222, 223;
    the law administered by, 223.

  Crimean Tartary, status, 30;
    rendering of justice in, 37, 216;
    slaves sent from, 50;
    Selim I married princess from, 58 note 2;
    contingent furnished by, 106;
    Khan of, pensioned, 171.

  Croatians, 34.

  Crusades, 6-9, 227.

  _Cursus honorum_, of Ruling Institution illustrated, 87, 88;
    of Moslem Institution, 212 and note 1, 235.

  Custom, power of, 19, 21, 27, 230.

  Customary law, 152, 161, 162, 223.


  Decentralization, tendency toward, 32, 38, 174.

  Delhi, Moslem capital of India, 280, 285, 287, 299, 300.

  Democracy, 84, 198, 225.

  Dervishes, 37, 207, 300.

  Descendants of Mohammed the Prophet (_Seids_), 37, 206, 207, 225, 300.

  Despotism, in Ottoman Empire, 25-27, 46, 48, 55, 151, 159, 174, 193;
    in Mogul Empire, 279, 292.

  Dil-Dar, wife of Baber, 290.

  Discipline, of Janissaries, 96, 97 and note 1;
    of army generally, 108, 109;
    of Ruling Institution, 196.

  Divan, 135, 166, 187-193;
    membership of, 188-190;
    sessions of, 189-191;
    general character of, 191-193;
    comparison with audiences of Aurangzeb, 296;
    of the Grand Vizier, 166;
    of lesser officials, 216 note 3.

  Domain lands, 31, 169, 171, 172, 176.

  Donatives to Janissaries, 92 and note 5.


  Ebu su’ud, the _Mufti_, 120, 212 and note 2, 213;
    table of contents of his collection of Suleiman’s laws, 276, 277.

  Education—
    Of members of Ruling Institution, 71-88, 196, 197;
      comprehensiveness of, 71, 72;
      classification of, 73.
    Of members of Moslem Institution, 203-206, 225;
      comparison of above systems, 228, 229, 234, 235.
    Of Moslems in India, 300.

  Egypt, unable to unify Levant, 10;
    status of, 30;
    inhabitants of, 33;
    Janissaries of, 95;
    legislation for, 159, 160;
    taxation of, 176;
    Mamelukes of, 280.

  Emancipation of slaves, 48, 60.

  Endowments, religious and charitable, 31, 32, 200-203, 234 and note
        1, 235, 300.

  Equerries, 131.

  Equity in Turkey, 223.

  Eugene, Prince, 287.

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