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Law of the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Empire was governed by different sets of laws during its existence. The Qanun, sultanic law, co-existed with religious law (mainly the Hanafi school of Islamic jurisprudence ). [1] [2] [3] Legal administration in the Ottoman Empire was part of a larger scheme of balancing central and local authority. [4]
Mar 3, 2014 · Abstract. This article explores the role of religion in Ottoman political legitimation. It shows that the Ottoman rulers were interested in a much more expansive, diverse form of political legitimation that included Islamic religious legitimation, but also used toleration and sultanic law to construct a more capacious form of political ...
The culture of the Ottoman Empire evolved over several centuries as the ruling administration of the Turks absorbed, adapted and modified the various native cultures of conquered lands and their peoples. There was influence from the customs and languages of nearby Islamic societies, while Persian culture had a significant contribution through ...
French. The language of the court and government of the Ottoman Empire was Ottoman Turkish, [3] but many other languages were in contemporary use in parts of the empire. The Ottomans had three influential languages, known as "Alsina-i Thalātha" (The Three Languages), that were common to Ottoman readers: Ottoman Turkish, Arabic and Persian. [2]
The dissolution of the Ottoman Empire, 1807–1924. The triumph of the anti-reform coalition that had overthrown Selim III was interrupted in 1808 when the surviving reformers within the higher bureaucracy found support among the ayan s of Rumelia (Ottoman possessions in the Balkans ), who were worried by possible threats to their own position.
The Politicization of Islam: Reconstructing Identity, State, Faith, and the Late Ottoman State. By Kemal H. Karpat. (New York: Oxford University. 2001. Pp. ix, 533. $49.95.) Over the last few years, the final decades of the Ottoman Empire's life have. aa major preoccupation of specialists in Ottoman history, international.
Nov 21, 2023 · The Ottoman Empire was officially a Muslim state; the sultan bore the title of caliph, the head of that religion and the heir to Muhammad, the prophet. The official Ottoman religion was Islam.