The Ottoman Turks: An Introductory History to 1923Routledge, 2014 M06 6 - 424 pages Justin McCarthy's introductory survey traces the whole history of the Ottoman Turks from their obscure beginnings in central Asia, through the establishment and rise of the Ottoman Empire to its collapse after World War One under the pressures of nationalism. Vividly illustrated with many maps, this introductory overview is designed for non-specialists but is written with great authority and with access to original sources. It fills an important gap for an authoritative but accessible account of the rise of one of the world's great civilizations. |
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... age of Süleyman 111 The palace 111 The Imperial Council 112 Finance The timar The tax farm The vakıf Private property 113 114 115 116 118 The religious establishment 119 The bureaucracy 120 Provinical government 121 vi Contents.
... age of Süleyman 111 The palace 111 The Imperial Council 112 Finance The timar The tax farm The vakıf Private property 113 114 115 116 118 The religious establishment 119 The bureaucracy 120 Provinical government 121 vi Contents.
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... tax base upon which rulers depended . Nomads themselves did not pay taxes . Therefore , Middle Eastern rulers defended their borders against nomads . Nevertheless , nomad groups periodically succeeded in overwhelming the defences ...
... tax base upon which rulers depended . Nomads themselves did not pay taxes . Therefore , Middle Eastern rulers defended their borders against nomads . Nevertheless , nomad groups periodically succeeded in overwhelming the defences ...
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... tax - collectors . The ruler was removed from his people ; his was a different order of exis- tence . None of these was ... taxes to the central government , or at least used the sums they collected to support fighting men who would be ...
... tax - collectors . The ruler was removed from his people ; his was a different order of exis- tence . None of these was ... taxes to the central government , or at least used the sums they collected to support fighting men who would be ...
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... tax - paying territories . Most importantly , the Seljuk sultans never managed to become the sort of indispensable rulers who held the loyalty of their nomad followers . The nomads still followed them only because it was in the nomads ...
... tax - paying territories . Most importantly , the Seljuk sultans never managed to become the sort of indispensable rulers who held the loyalty of their nomad followers . The nomads still followed them only because it was in the nomads ...
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... taxes in the usual way , and the ikta was thus a way for the state to exploit its potential revenues and to impede the less desirable activities of its soldiers . The system did not save the Seljuks from their own nomads , but it was to ...
... taxes in the usual way , and the ikta was thus a way for the state to exploit its potential revenues and to impede the less desirable activities of its soldiers . The system did not save the Seljuks from their own nomads , but it was to ...
Contents
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2 The First Ottomans 12811446 | 33 |
3 The Ottoman Classical Age 14461566 | 65 |
4 The Ottoman State | 101 |
5 Destabilization 15661789 | 145 |
6 Imperialism and Nationalism | 193 |
7 Environment and Life | 213 |
8 Turkish Society and Personal Life | 259 |
9 Reform 17891912 | 283 |
10 The Human Disaster | 327 |
11 The Great War 191218 | 347 |
12 Revival 191823 | 369 |
Glossary | 389 |
Index | 393 |
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Abdülhamit administration Allies Arab areas Armenian Balkans Bayezit became began Black Sea British Bulgaria bureaucrats Byzantine Caliph Çandarlı capital Celali central Anatolia Christian conquered conquest Constantinople defeated devşirme Diyarbakır eastern Anatolia economic Edirne Egypt enemies European fighting forces governors Grand Vezir Greek groups guilds houses imperial Iran Iraq Islamic Istanbul İzmir Janissaries Konya land leaders lived Mamluk Mehmet Mehmet II merchants Middle East Middle Eastern military millet modern Mongol mosques Murat Murat II Muslim Mustafa nationalism nationalist needed officials Osman Ottoman army Ottoman Empire Ottoman Europe Ottoman government Ottoman system palace Paşa political population provinces rebels reform refugees region reign religion religious revolt rule rulers Rum Seljuks Russians Safavids schools Selim Seljuk Empire Serbia slaves soldiers Süleyman sultan Syria Tanzimat taxes territory threat throne timars took trade traditional troops Turkish Turkish nomads Turkish notables Turks ulema vakıfs villages Western women