UID:
almafu_9960119422402883
Format:
1 online resource (xv, 198 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
0-511-82257-X
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0-511-47073-8
Series Statement:
Cambridge studies in Islamic civilization
Content:
In a lucidly argued revisionist study of Ottoman Egypt, first published in 1996, Jane Hathaway challenges the traditional view that Egypt's military elite constituted a revival of the institutions of the Mamluk sultanate. The author contends that the framework within which this elite operated was the household, a conglomerate of patron-client ties that took various forms. In this respect, she argues, Egypt's elite represented a provincial variation on an empire-wide, household-based political culture. The study focuses on the Qazdagli household. Originally, a largely Anatolian contingent within Egypt's Janissary regiment, the Qazdaglis dominated Egypt by the late eighteenth century. Using Turkish and Arabic archival sources, Jane Hathaway sheds light on the manner in which the Qazdaglis exploited the Janissary rank hierarchy, while forming strategic alliances through marriage, commercial partnerships and the patronage of palace eunuchs.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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pt. 1. The household and its place in Ottoman Egypt's history -- pt. 2. Qazdağli household-building strategies.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-521-89294-5
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-521-57110-3
Language:
English
URL:
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URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511470738
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