The Ottoman Turks: An Introductory History to 1923This 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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All groups of Turks 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 ...
All groups of Turks 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 ...
Page 266
This might be 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 ...
This might be 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 ...
Page 278
Bearing children was 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 ...
Bearing children was 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 ...
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Contents
Origins of the Turks to 1281 | 3 |
The First Ottomans 12811446 | 35 |
The Ottoman Classical Age 14461566 | 67 |
Copyright | |
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