Süleymanname

Süleymanname

Author: Esin Atıl

Publisher:

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13:

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The Suleymanname is an imperial illuminated manuscript, housed in the Topkapi Museum in Istanbul. It was commissioned by the Sultan Suleyman I, who reigned from 1520 to 1566, when the Ottoman Empire was at its zenith. This facsimile edition is printed in four colours plus gold, and in tritone.


Humanism, Culture, and Language in the Near East

Humanism, Culture, and Language in the Near East

Author: Asma Afsaruddin

Publisher: PSU Department of English

Published: 1997-06-23

Total Pages: 465

ISBN-13: 1575065088

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Essays by 33 colleagues, friends, and students of the Johns Hopkins University Arabist and linguist. Topics include (1) humanism, culture, and literature; (2) Arabic; (3) Aramaic; and (4) Afroasiatic.


Suleiman the Magnificent

Suleiman the Magnificent

Author: Andre Clot

Publisher: Saqi

Published: 2012-02-13

Total Pages: 366

ISBN-13: 0863568033

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Suleiman the Magnificent, most glorious of the Ottoman sultans, kept Europe atremble for nearly half a century. In a few years he led his army as far as the gates of Vienna, made himself master of the Mediterranean and established his court in Baghdad. Faced with this redoubtable champion, who regarded it as his duty to extend the boundaries of Islam farther and farther, the Christian world struggled to unite against him. 'The Shadow of God on Earth', but also an expert politician and all-powerful despot, Suleiman ruled the state firmly with the help of his viziers. He extended the borders of the empire beyond what any of the Ottoman sultans had achieved, yet it is primarily as a lawgiver that he is remembered in Turkish history. His empire held dominion over three continents populated by more than thirty million inhabitants, among whom nearly all of the races and religions of mankind were represented. Prospering under a well-directed, authoritarian economy, Suleiman's reign marked the apogee of Ottoman power. City and country alike experienced unprecedented economic and demographic growth. Istanbul was the largest city in the world, enjoying a remarkable renaissance of arts and letters; a mighty capital, it was the seat of the Seraglio and dark intrigue.


Women in the Ottoman Empire

Women in the Ottoman Empire

Author: Madeline Zilfi

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2023-08-07

Total Pages: 350

ISBN-13: 9004661085

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This collection of articles by 14 Middle East historians is a pathbreaking work in the history of Middle Eastern women prior to the contemporary era. The collection seeks to begin the task of reconstructing the history of (Muslim) women's experience in the middle centuries of the Ottoman era, between the mid-seventeenth century and the early nineteenth, prior to hegemonic European involvement in the region and prior to the "modernizing reforms' inaugurated by the Ottoman regime.


Shahnama Studies III

Shahnama Studies III

Author: Gabrielle R. van den Berg

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2017-11-27

Total Pages: 451

ISBN-13: 9004356258

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Shahnama Studies III focuses on the hugely successful afterlife of the Shahnama or Book of Kings, completed by the poet Firdausi around 1010 AD. This long epic grew out to be an icon of Persian culture and served as a source of inspiration for art and literature, leaving its traces in manifold ways. The contributors to this volume each treat an aspect of the rich legacy of the Shahnama and offer new insights in Shahnama manuscript studies, the illustration of the Shahnama, the phenomenon of later epics, and the Shahnama in later texts and contexts.


Picturing History at the Ottoman Court

Picturing History at the Ottoman Court

Author: Emine Fetvacı

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 0253006783

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Traces the simultaneous crafting of political power, the codification of a historical record, and the unfolding of cultural change


Suleiman the Magnificent 1520-1566

Suleiman the Magnificent 1520-1566

Author: Roger Bigelow Merriman

Publisher: Read Books Ltd

Published: 2013-01-18

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 1447486064

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This early work on Suleiman the Magnificent is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. It details the life of a sixteenth century Sultan and is a fascinating work thoroughly recommended anyone interested in the history of the Ottoman Empire. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.


Osman's Dream

Osman's Dream

Author: Caroline Finkel

Publisher: Basic Books

Published: 2007-08-01

Total Pages: 706

ISBN-13: 046500850X

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The definitive history of the Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire was one of the largest and most influential empires in world history. Its reach extended to three continents and it survived for more than six centuries, but its history is too often colored by the memory of its bloody final throes on the battlefields of World War I. In this magisterial work-the first definitive account written for the general reader-renowned scholar and journalist Caroline Finkel lucidly recounts the epic story of the Ottoman Empire from its origins in the thirteenth century through its destruction in the twentieth.


Mapping the Ottomans

Mapping the Ottomans

Author: Palmira Brummett

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2015-05-19

Total Pages: 385

ISBN-13: 1107090776

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This book examines how Ottomans were mapped in the narrative and visual imagination of early modern Europe's Christian kingdoms.


The Janissaries

The Janissaries

Author: David Nicolle

Publisher: Osprey Publishing

Published: 1995-05-15

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781855324138

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The Janissaries comprised an élite corps in the service of the Ottoman Empire. It was composed of war captives and Christian youths pressed into service; all of whom were converted to Islam and trained under the strictest discipline. In many ways, Jannisaries reflected Ottoman society, which was itself dominated by a military elite and where there was much greater social mobility than in Europe. On top of this, the Turks looked upon Europe much as the early Americans viewed the Western Frontier – as a land of adventure, mission and opportunity. David Nicolle examines the history, organisation, weapons and uniforms of these élite Turkish troops.