An Economic and Social History of the Ottoman Empire, 1300-1600 by Halil İnalcık

Translated by Norman Itzkowitz and Colin Imber. The Ottoman Empire: The Classical Age, 1300–1600. Begins with a detailed chronological overview of Ottoman history from 1300 to 1650. Surveys the first centuries of the Ottoman Empire, focusing mostly on the institutions of power (the palace, the military, the law), with little attention to society, culture, religion, gender, or commerce. The Ottoman Empire, 1300–1650: The Structures of Power. Originally published in German in 1827–1835, the French edition was revised by the author and is to be preferred. Though clearly dated, this work is still unsurpassed for its detailed narrative account of Ottoman history. Paris: Bellizard, Barthès, Dufour, and Lowell, 1835–1843. Histoire de l’empire ottoman depuis son origine jusqu’à nos jours. More narrative in character than İnalcık and Quataert 1994, it focuses on high political history and traces a somewhat traditional rise-and-decline trajectory. New York: Basic Books, 2006.Īn accessible, well-researched introduction to and overview of Ottoman history from its beginnings to the creation of the Turkish Republic.

Osman’s Dream: The Story of the Ottoman Empire, 1300–1923. Examines primary and secondary sources, general histories, and Ottoman historical works, and addresses the most important historiographical debates and questions.įinkel, Caroline. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1999.Īn essential introduction to the study of Ottoman history by a premier scholar in the field. Approaching Ottoman History: An Introduction to the Sources. Peirce 2004 provides a nice summary of recent Ottoman historiography, and Faroqhi 1999 is an essential introduction for researchers.įaroqhi, Suraiya N. Finkel 2006 is more narrative in its treatment, as is the now dated Hammer-Purgstall 1835–1843, which goes into fascinating, exhaustive detail, primarily on the empire’s political and military history. Imber 2002 focuses on law and bureaucracy, to the exclusion of society, economy, and religion, while İnalcık and Quataert 1994 gives particular attention to social and economic history. Uzunçarşılı 1947–1962 is the essential Turkish survey of Ottoman history, from its beginning to the reign of Selim III. There are now numerous surveys of Ottoman history, though no single one provides comprehensive coverage of the empire’s long, rich history.

An Economic and Social History of the Ottoman Empire, 1300-1600 by Halil İnalcık