A History of Ottoman Political Thought Up to the Early Nineteenth Century
“Mirrors for Princes”: The Decline Theorists^149 an eventual fall or disaster. When they have to use a term, they usually prefer ...
150 chapter 4 death in 1566.18 There are some indications that the author held some minor state offices; although Yaşar Yücel su ...
“Mirrors for Princes”: The Decline Theorists^151 less coherence) than Lütfi Pasha, showing a deeper knowledge of the everyday fu ...
152 chapter 4 ulema, as well as the sheikhs and the descendants of the Prophet. The author mentions al-Ghazali’s İhyâ’-i ‘ulûm ( ...
“Mirrors for Princes”: The Decline Theorists^153 More generally, there is an evident distrust of viziers throughout Hırzü’l- mül ...
154 chapter 4 justice and the commonplace advice that the sultan must accept all petitions (ruk’a) given to him by his subjects ...
“Mirrors for Princes”: The Decline Theorists^155 also has specific counsel concerning devşirme (see Y106–7), while emphasiz- ing ...
156 chapter 4 to become appointed as judges or medrese teachers, most of whom owe their posts to their fathers or their high con ...
“Mirrors for Princes”: The Decline Theorists^157 laws.24 At any rate, these expressions show that, on the one hand, by the mid-s ...
158 chapter 4 system to earlier, unworthy viziers and that they wished to stress the rights of present-day viziers (in the case ...
“Mirrors for Princes”: The Decline Theorists^159 appointments, show respect for ulema and dervishes, and so forth. One may perce ...
160 chapter 4 Celalzade and his successor, Nişancı Ramazanzade. From 1561 onwards, he held various offices as a secretary attach ...
“Mirrors for Princes”: The Decline Theorists^161 history of the Islamic world from 622 to 1592.31 As Cornell Fleischer has shown ...
162 chapter 4 ancient caliphs. In the second chapter (T1:66–86/163–88), Ali deals with the disorder (ihtilal) of his time and th ...
“Mirrors for Princes”: The Decline Theorists^163 Ali appears, at first glance, to be nearer the absolutist tendencies of this su ...
164 chapter 4 kings (“men who conquer their way to power”, sahib-i zuhur37). Ali stresses that “as for monarchs of any age, thei ...
“Mirrors for Princes”: The Decline Theorists^165 the sultans of the House of Osman have withdrawn with lack of interest whereas ...
166 chapter 4 oppress the Muslims. Moreover, the granting of important posts, such as the scribes of the janissary bölüks or of ...
“Mirrors for Princes”: The Decline Theorists^167 “Turks” entering the ulema ranks is regarded as a sign that the system is finel ...
168 chapter 4 position and glory; for wealthy persons to expend property and goods for the public weal; certainly for craftsmen ...
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