Law and division of power in the Crimean Khanate (1532-1774) : with special reference to the reign of Murad Giray (1678-1683) /

Law and division of power in the Crimean Khanate (1532-1774) : with special reference to the reign of Murad Giray (1678-1683) /

The Crimean Khanate was often treated as a semi-nomadic, watered-down version of the Golden Horde, or yet another vassal state of the Ottoman Empire. This book revises these views by exploring the Khanate's political and legal systems, which combined well organized and well developed institutio...

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Main Author: Królikowska-Jedlińska, Natalia (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2019.

Series: The Ottoman Empire and its Heritage 65.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2019, ISBN: 9789004386341.

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Justice, Administration of > Crimean Khanate > History > 17th century.

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Call Number: KKY4891.A197

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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Copyright Page
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Illustrations
  • Abbreviations
  • Note on Place Names, Proper Names, and Transliteration
  • Introduction
  • Murad Giray and His Times
  • The Household, Deputies, and the Council of the Khan
  • The Khan and the Nobles
  • Provincial Kadıs and Their Courts
  • Law and Its Practice in the Khanate's Sharia Courts
  • Conclusion: A Fragile Balance.