Defterology Revisited: Studies on 15th and 16th Century Ottoman Society

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INTRODUCTION CONTENTS GENERAL STUDIES I. Impropriety and Impiety Among the Early Ottoman Sultans 1351-1451 II. Pushing the Stone Uphill: The Impact of Bubonic Plague on Ottoman Urban Society in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries III. Random Musings on the Origins of Ottoman Charity: From Mekece to Bursa, Iznik and Beyond IV. Some Thoughts on the Meaning of Gaza and Akin in Early Ottoman Usage V. The Role of the Bursa Palace in Preparing Bread for the Ottoman Sultans BIOGRAPHICAL ESSAYS VI. A Note on Three Palaiologon Princes as Members of the Ottoman Ruling Elite VII. From Trabzon To Istanbul: The Relationship Between Süleymân The Lawgiver & His Foster Brother (Süt Karindaşi) Yahyâ Efendi VIII. Süleymân's Formative Years In The City Of Trabzon: Their Impact On The Future Sultan And The City Urban & Rural History IX. Ottoman Iznik (Nicaea) Through The Eyes Of Travelers & As Recorded In Administrative Documents, 1331-1923 X. When Did The Sephardim Arrive In Salonica?: Testimony Of The Ottoman Tax-Registers, 1478-1613 XI. The Fifteenth Century Ottoman 'Province Of The Monks' (Vilayet-I Keşişlik)