This article traces how Ottoman interpretations and uses of Islamic law adapted to deal with non-Muslim rebellions between roughly 1769 1830. Drawing on fatwas (legal opinions), bureaucratic registers, sultanic decrees, chronicles, as well British diplomatic records, it argues that the state actively reinterpreted its commitment legal tradition in order forge rebellion into a weapon against bot...

The Ottomans first made an appearance in the Balkan region after John Kantakouzenos requested Sultan Orhan Is assistance to win Byzantine throne. During their later assistance, acquired Fort of Tzympe Gallipoli as base region. After annexation city, affirmed intention expand territory westward that, less than half a century, they subjugated almost entire objective this study is analyse contribu...

Abstract. The paper presents the preliminary results of an ongoing project that combines historical cartographic and economic sources on Cyprus through employment geospatial analysis. main are: 1883 trigonometrical survey island by Horatio Herbert Kitchener; 1572 fiscal 1832/33 property Ottomans; 1931 British agricultural census. Ottoman censuses, different though they are separated three a hal...

With a focus on the key developments and critical junctures that shaped reshaped relationship between Ottomans its non-Muslim subject communities, this paper seeks to understand dynamics rationale behind Ottoman policies practices vis-a-vis communities. It will do so by offering periodisation of rule along four major pathways, each which also provides title respective section. The first period ...

In 1831, Mehmet Ali Pasha's opposition to the central authority and later his son Ibrahim's intention enter Anatolian borders move towards Ottoman capital, was a seriously threat for Russia. As Pasha established with reforms strong army received support of France, possibility him replacing dynasty, would threaten Russia’s position in Empire. Thus, Tsar aimed at ensuring remaining Sultan on thro...

The topic of this work are muslim pious endowments, waqfs, introduced by Ottomans on the Balkans. most intensive Muslim endowment activity territory nowadays Southeast Serbia was noticed after final Ottoman conquest in middle 15th century to end 16th century. aforementioned period is also time when reshaping existing Christian settlements into predominantly Muslim, ones mainly took place. sourc...