Exploring Ottoman sovereignty : tradition, image and practice in the Ottoman imperial household, 1400-1800
Is it possible to identify the 'essence' of Ottoman kingship? And if so, what were the core motivating principles that governed the dynasty over its 600 year lifespan and how continuous and consistent were they? Following the death of the dynasty's eponymous founder Osman in 1324, 35 successors held the throne. Despite the wide range of character traits, dispositions and personal preferences, they led the expansion, stagnation and eventual collapse of the empire
Biography
1 online resource (xvi, 352 pages) : illustrations, maps
9781441141439, 9781474210119, 9781441102515, 9781441120083, 144114143X, 1474210112, 1441102515, 1441120084
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Dynastic origins : Medieval inheritances and major influences on Ottoman concepts of sovereignty
Dynastic identity : Ottoman political values and the quest for an imperial identity in the Proto-Imperial era, 1300-1450
Dynastic image : an investigation of the Ottomans' use of titulature in coins and chancellery documents
The dynasty as family enterprise : sibling rivalry, struggles for succession to the throne and incipient creation of the political household
Consolidation of the political household in the immediate post-accession phase of rule
Formation of the wider palace household : a people-centred glimpse at the institution of the sultanate and an account of the composition, growth and development of the imperial administrative corps, c.1470 to c.1670
Celebrating the coming of age of an Ottoman prince : exclusivity versus inclusiveness in Ottoman court ceremonial
Ottoman sovereignty in motion : developing the means through ceremony and ritual for projecting the sultan's power and authority beyond the confines of the palace precincts
The art of communication : foundations of Ottoman bureaucratic efficiency in the High Imperial era