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Author Murphey, Rhoads, 1949-

Title Exploring Ottoman sovereignty : tradition, image and practice in the Ottoman imperial household, 1400-1800 / Rhoads Murphey
Published London ; New York : Continuum, 2008

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 352 pages) : illustrations, maps
Contents 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
Summary 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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-342) and index
"Bibliography on sovereignty and systems of dynastic power": pages 317-342
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Subject Sultans -- Turkey -- History
Sovereignty.
sovereignty.
HISTORY -- General.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
Civilization
Civilization -- Foreign influences
Kings and rulers
Sovereignty
Sultans
Geschichte
Osmanen (dynastie)
Hofhouding.
SUBJECT Turkey -- Kings and rulers. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85138841
Turkey -- History -- Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85138802
Turkey -- Civilization -- 1288-1918. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99003673
Turkey -- Civilization -- Foreign influences
Subject Turkey
Osmanisches Reich
Genre/Form Biographies
History
Biographies.
Biographies.
Form Electronic book
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