Title Rivers of the Sultan : the Tigris and Euphrates in the Ottoman Empire / Faisal H. Husain

Published New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021] ©2021

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Description 1 online resource (x, 264 pages) : illustrations, maps Summary "Rivers of the Sultan offers a history of the Ottoman Empire's management of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in the early modern period. During the early sixteenth century, a radical political realignment in West Asia placed the reins of the Tigris and Euphrates in the hands of Istanbul. The political unification of the longest rivers in West Asia allowed the Ottoman state to rebalance the natural resource disparity along its eastern frontier. It regularly organized the shipment of grain, metal, and timber from upstream areas of surplus in Anatolia and the Jazira to downstream areas of need in Iraq. This imperial system of waterborne communication, the book argues, created heavily militarized fortresses that anchored the Ottoman presence in Iraq, enabling Istanbul to hold in check foreign and domestic challenges to its authority and to exploit the organic wealth of the Tigris-Euphrates alluvium. From the end of the seventeenth century, the convergence of natural and human disasters transformed the Ottoman Empire's relationship with its twin rivers. A trend toward provincial autonomy ensued that would localize the Ottoman management of the Tigris and Euphrates and shift its command post from Istanbul to the provinces. By placing a river system at the center of analysis, this book reveals intimate bonds between valley and mountain, water and power in the early modern world"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (Oxford Scholarship Online, viewed on July 6, 2021) Subject Water-supply -- Political aspects -- Euphrates River Watershed Water-supply -- Political aspects -- Tigris River Watershed Water resources development -- Political aspects -- Euphrates River Watershed Water resources development -- Political aspects -- Tigris River Watershed Diplomatic relations Water resources development -- Political aspects Water-supply -- Political aspects SUBJECT Turkey -- History -- 1683-1829. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85138813 Turkey -- Foreign relations -- Iraq Iraq -- Foreign relations -- Turkey Subject Iraq Middle East -- Euphrates River Watershed Middle East -- Tigris River Watershed Turkey Genre/Form Electronic books History Form Electronic book LC no. 2020047016 ISBN 0197547281 9780197547304 0197547303 9780197547298 019754729X 9780197547281

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