Mustafa Selaniki's history of the Ottomans
dc.contributor.author
Ipsirli, Mehmet
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dc.date.accessioned
2013-06-26T14:04:02Z
dc.date.available
2013-06-26T14:04:02Z
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1976
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Although it has boon acknowledged to be one of the
most individual Ottoman histories of the sixteenth century,
the chronicle of Mustafä Selaniki (d. circa 1600) Still
remains unedited, and, for the most part, unpublished - the
section of the work in the Istanbul 1231/1864 printing comprising
no more than a third of the total. In the present
thesis the unpublished portion dealing with the events of
the years 1005 - 1008 (1596 - 1600) has been edited through
collation of all known manuscripts, and is intended to be
the basis for a critical edition of the entire work in the
near future. An will be seen from the critical apparatus
heroin, the various manuscripts differ greatly among one
another, and one of the major aims of this study has been
to attempt the re-construction of the most probable form
of the original.
In the Introduction the ascertainable details of
Solaniki's biography are presented; followed by a description
of the language and style of his History. Emphasis is
placed on the access to confidential information which his
employment as secretary in the Imperial Divän afforded him,
and it is this aspect of his work which is found to give it
a particular importance among the other histories of the period.
Unlike most of the contemporary authors, he was not servile
towards the men of power in the state, and he does not
hesitate to voice criticisms of even the Sultans when he
feels the occasion warrants. As a chronicle of the daily
activities of the administration, it allows us a view of life
in Istanbul which cannot be found in the other selective
histories; and Solaniki's occasional comments on these events
to some extent may be taken as representative of the reaction
of men of culture to the corruption and abuses which were
threatening to bring about the disintegration of the state
and society.
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dc.identifier.other
510055
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http://hdl.handle.net/1842/7329
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eng
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University of Edinburgh
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dc.subject
Religion
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dc.subject
Law
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dc.subject
Islam
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dc.title
Mustafa Selaniki's history of the Ottomans
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PhD Doctor of Philosophy
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