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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

Eunuchs, 57, 125-128.

  Execution, grounds of, 88;
    of Mustapha, 89, 94, 95, 142, 213;
    of Bayezid and Ibrahim, 89, 94, 111, 141, 142;
    of grand viziers, 167;
    process of, 210, 221;
    policy of, 222.
    _See_ Fratricide.

  Expenditures of government, 178, 179.

  Extortion, 32, 86, 144, 163, 182.


  Fatehpur-Sikri, 287, 302.

  Ferdinand I, Archduke and Emperor, 30, 112.

  Feudal cavalry—
    Of Ottoman Empire, 100-105;
      rights of, 100;
      obligations of, 101;
      officers of, 103-105.
    Of Mogul Empire, 280, 285, 286.

  Feudal system of Ottomans, 21, 24, 100-105, 176, 181 and note 2;
    law of, 152, 159-161;
    of Mogul Empire, 285, 286.

  Fiefs, origin of, 21, 24, 31, 32;
    reorganized by Suleiman, 102;
    vacancies, 178.

  Fleet, 171, 178, 179.

  Foreign affairs, minister of, 183-185.

  Foreign Legion, 50, 98, 99 note 1.

  Foreigners in Ottoman Empire, privileges of, 35, 37, 38;
    relation of, to sultan, 151;
    taxation of, 176, 177.

  Foundations, _see_ Endowments.

  Fratricide of Ottoman sultans, 27 and note 2, 94 and note 2;
    not authorized in Mogul Empire, 293.


  Gardener, the head, 81, 130, 131.

  Generals (_Aghas_), of the Janissaries, 96;
    of the _Spahis_, 99;
    of the army, 110;
    of the sultan’s harem, 125;
    of the imperial stirrup, 131;
    in the Divan, 189, 191.

  Genghis Khan, 280.

  Georgia, status of, 30;
    slaves furnished by, 33.

  Ghazali, 221.

  Government—
    Of Ottoman Empire, described, 146-198;
      rested on old political ideas, 4;
      functions of, 147, 148;
      limitation to its own affairs, 149, 174, 175;
      compared with Mogul government, 278 ff.
    Of Mogul Empire, of inferior strength and durability, 278-279;
      described, 292-298.
      _See_ Local government.

  Governors of provinces, in Ottoman Empire (_Beylerbeys_), 103, 174,
        187, 189, 191, 207, 216, 219, 220;
    in Mogul Empire (_Naibs_), 296, 297.

  Grand vizier, 164-167, 189-191, 220, 221, 229;
    none in Mogul Empire, 296.

  Greek Orthodox subjects, a separate organization, 34, 37;
    the sultan their temporal head, 151.

  Gritti, Alvise (or Luigi), household of, 58 note 4;
    given command in Hungary, 62;
    testimony of, as to Suleiman’s income, 179;
    pamphlet of (with Junis Bey), 262-275.

  Gul-Badan, daughter of Baber, 281, 290.


  Hanifa, Abu, 152, 224.

  Harem—
    Of Suleiman, organization of, 56;
      recruited from slaves, usually Christian, 56, 57;
      number of women in, 56;
      education of recruits for, 78, 79;
      officers of, 125;
      Suleiman’s mother, consorts, and daughter, 126.
    Of Mogul emperors, 290, 291.

  Harem intrigue, 121, 165.

  Harun Al-Rashid, 295.

  Heads of executed persons, 221.

  Heredity of privilege and office discouraged, 66, 117-120;
    how permitted to feudal cavalry, 101;
    in Mogul Empire, 286.

  Heretics, Moslem, 210, 211.

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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

Eunuchs, 57, 125-128.

  Execution, grounds of, 88;
    of Mustapha, 89, 94, 95, 142, 213;
    of Bayezid and Ibrahim, 89, 94, 111, 141, 142;
    of grand viziers, 167;
    process of, 210, 221;
    policy of, 222.
    _See_ Fratricide.

  Expenditures of government, 178, 179.

  Extortion, 32, 86, 144, 163, 182.


  Fatehpur-Sikri, 287, 302.

  Ferdinand I, Archduke and Emperor, 30, 112.

  Feudal cavalry—
    Of Ottoman Empire, 100-105;
      rights of, 100;
      obligations of, 101;
      officers of, 103-105.
    Of Mogul Empire, 280, 285, 286.

  Feudal system of Ottomans, 21, 24, 100-105, 176, 181 and note 2;
    law of, 152, 159-161;
    of Mogul Empire, 285, 286.

  Fiefs, origin of, 21, 24, 31, 32;
    reorganized by Suleiman, 102;
    vacancies, 178.

  Fleet, 171, 178, 179.

  Foreign affairs, minister of, 183-185.

  Foreign Legion, 50, 98, 99 note 1.

  Foreigners in Ottoman Empire, privileges of, 35, 37, 38;
    relation of, to sultan, 151;
    taxation of, 176, 177.

  Foundations, _see_ Endowments.

  Fratricide of Ottoman sultans, 27 and note 2, 94 and note 2;
    not authorized in Mogul Empire, 293.


  Gardener, the head, 81, 130, 131.

  Generals (_Aghas_), of the Janissaries, 96;
    of the _Spahis_, 99;
    of the army, 110;
    of the sultan’s harem, 125;
    of the imperial stirrup, 131;
    in the Divan, 189, 191.

  Genghis Khan, 280.

  Georgia, status of, 30;
    slaves furnished by, 33.

  Ghazali, 221.

  Government—
    Of Ottoman Empire, described, 146-198;
      rested on old political ideas, 4;
      functions of, 147, 148;
      limitation to its own affairs, 149, 174, 175;
      compared with Mogul government, 278 ff.
    Of Mogul Empire, of inferior strength and durability, 278-279;
      described, 292-298.
      _See_ Local government.

  Governors of provinces, in Ottoman Empire (_Beylerbeys_), 103, 174,
        187, 189, 191, 207, 216, 219, 220;
    in Mogul Empire (_Naibs_), 296, 297.

  Grand vizier, 164-167, 189-191, 220, 221, 229;
    none in Mogul Empire, 296.

  Greek Orthodox subjects, a separate organization, 34, 37;
    the sultan their temporal head, 151.

  Gritti, Alvise (or Luigi), household of, 58 note 4;
    given command in Hungary, 62;
    testimony of, as to Suleiman’s income, 179;
    pamphlet of (with Junis Bey), 262-275.

  Gul-Badan, daughter of Baber, 281, 290.


  Hanifa, Abu, 152, 224.

  Harem—
    Of Suleiman, organization of, 56;
      recruited from slaves, usually Christian, 56, 57;
      number of women in, 56;
      education of recruits for, 78, 79;
      officers of, 125;
      Suleiman’s mother, consorts, and daughter, 126.
    Of Mogul emperors, 290, 291.

  Harem intrigue, 121, 165.

  Harun Al-Rashid, 295.

  Heads of executed persons, 221.

  Heredity of privilege and office discouraged, 66, 117-120;
    how permitted to feudal cavalry, 101;
    in Mogul Empire, 286.

  Heretics, Moslem, 210, 211.

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

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