Myriokephalon and Köse Dağ: Why Did Two Seljuk Battles End So Differently?
The battles of Myriokephalon and Köse Dağ are two opposite fates of the Anatolian Seljuks: a comparison of leadership, strategy, use of terrain and consequences.
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Why Did Ottoman Houses Have Courtyards? Traces of Daily Life
Why did Ottoman houses open onto a high-walled courtyard? The sofa, the cumba, the main room, the yüklük and the sedir: traces of daily life in the traditional house.
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How Did the Ottoman Guild System Work? The Master–Apprentice Order
How did the lonca guild organize Ottoman tradesmen? Apprentice, journeyman and master, the kethüda and yiğitbaşı, the gedik right and the collapse that ended in 1913.
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What Did People Do During Epidemics in the Ottoman Empire?
During epidemics, Ottoman people turned to prayer, clean air, vinegar and bloodletting. Fatwas on fleeing the plague and the birth of Ottoman quarantine.
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Why Did Ottoman Clothing Vary by Profession and Status?
How did Ottoman clothing show profession, rank and religion? The law code of Mehmed II, kavuk types, palace fashion, ferace bans and the move from kavuk to fez.
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How Did Communication Work in the Ottoman Empire? The Menzil System and Couriers
How did the menzil system work? Couriers, post stations, Lutfi Pasha’s 1539 reform, station staff, costs and the transition to the Ottoman postal service.
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How Did the Timar System Shape the Lives of Ottoman Peasants?
How did the timar system regulate relations between peasants and sipahis? Taxes, ties to the land, the çift-hâne order, the sipahi’s duties and the system’s end.
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Who Was Zağanos Pasha and What Was His Role in the 1453 Siege?
Explore Zağanos Pasha’s life, his ties to Mehmed II, his duties in the siege of 1453, the disputed dates of his grand vizierate and his legacy in Balıkesir.
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How Did the Narh System Set Prices in Ottoman Markets?
How did the narh system set prices in the Ottoman Empire? A look at the kadı’s decision, the muhtesip’s inspections, tradesmen’s profit and the narh registers.
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Who Was Şehzade Mustafa and Why Was He Executed in 1553?
Learn about Şehzade Mustafa’s life, his years as a provincial governor, the rivalry for the throne, his execution in 1553 and his lasting impact on Ottoman history.
Who Was Şehzade Mustafa and Why Was He Executed in 1553? →
