Exploring Ottoman Sovereignty Tradition, Image and Practice in the Ottoman Imperial Household, 1400-1800

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ISBN: 9781847252203 | 1847252206
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Copyright: 11/25/2008

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Rhoades Murphey explores the growing complexity of the Ottoman Empire as it absorbed cultural influences and imperial legacies from a wide diversity of sources, thus changing the notions of kingship.

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Genealogical Chart
Key Dates and Events Relating to the Development of Ottoman Sovereignty and the Image of the Dynasty
Introduction	p. 1
Dynastic Origins: Medieval Inheritances and Major Influences on Ottoman Concepts of Sovereignty	p. 19
Dynastic Identity: Ottoman Political Values and the Quest for an Imperial Identity in the Proto-Imperial Era, 1300-1450	p. 41
Dynastic Image: An Investigation of the Ottomans' Use of Titulature in Coins and Chancellery Documents	p. 77
The Dynasty as Family Enterprise: Sibling Rivalry, Struggles for Succession to the Throne and Incipient Creation of the 'Political Household'	p. 99
Consolidation of the Political Household in the Immediate Post-Accession Phase of Rule	p. 117
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	p. 141
Celebrating the Coming of Age of an Ottoman Prince: Exclusivity versus Inclusiveness in Ottoman Court Ceremonial	p. 175
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	p. 207
The Art of Communication: Foundations of Ottoman Bureaucratic Efficiency in the High Imperial Era	p. 253
Conclusion	p. 269
Appendix	p. 273
Glossary of Terms	p. 275
Notes	p. 281
Bibliography	p. 317
Index	p. 343
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