The Ottoman Turks: An Introductory History to 1923Longman, 1997 - 406 pages This is an introductory survey of Ottoman history from earliest times to the end of the Empire, written for both students and non-specialists. Although it offers a broad account of events, it is not primarily a political narrative of the Ottoman territories; rather, it investigates the world of the Ottoman Turks themselves, exploring their political, social and economic systems, and examining the lives and customs of ordinary people, as well as of the ruling classes. |
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... considered marriage to siblings , parents , grandparents , aunts and uncles to be forbidden , as it was in Muslim law . Some also felt that marriage to first cousins was forbidden or at least undesirable . Perhaps they in some way ...
... considered marriage to siblings , parents , grandparents , aunts and uncles to be forbidden , as it was in Muslim law . Some also felt that marriage to first cousins was forbidden or at least undesirable . Perhaps they in some way ...
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... considered analogous to the practice of some European or American men taking mistresses , with the difference that second wives enjoyed far greater legal protection and social respect than did mistresses . Divorce In theory , divorce ...
... considered analogous to the practice of some European or American men taking mistresses , with the difference that second wives enjoyed far greater legal protection and social respect than did mistresses . Divorce In theory , divorce ...
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... considered not only a woman's duty , but her glory . A woman's status was enhanced by bearing children , especially sons . Children were not the sort of economic drain that they often are to modern families . Families with more sons ...
... considered not only a woman's duty , but her glory . A woman's status was enhanced by bearing children , especially sons . Children were not the sort of economic drain that they often are to modern families . Families with more sons ...
Contents
Origins of the Turks to 1281 | 1 |
The First Ottomans 12811446 | 33 |
The Ottoman Classical Age 14461566 | 65 |
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