Egypt's adjustment to Ottoman rule : institutions, waqf and architecture in Cairo (16th and 17th centuries) /
Egypt's Adjustment to Ottoman Rule deals with the impact of the Ottoman conquest of Egypt on its political, religious and social institutions, their transition from the Mamluk to the Ottoman regime and further development up to the 17th century.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden ; New York :
E.J. Brill,
1994.
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| Series: | Islamic history and civilization ;
v. 7. |
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Table of Contents:
- I. Introduction
- II. From Mamluk Sultans to Ottoman Pashas. A. Mamluk-Ottoman Contacts. B. The Conquest. C. The Revolt of Ahmad Pasha. D. The Qanun Nama of Egypt. E. Mahmud Pasha's Assassination, the Soldiers' Revolts and the Campaign of Muhammad Pasha Qul Qiran
- III. The Ottoman Administration. A. The Pasha. B. The Diwan. C. The Notables
- IV. The Legal System. A. The Qadi. B. The Mufti
- V. The Religious Establishment. A. The Institution of al-Azhar. B. The Sufis
- VI. The Military Aristocracy. A. The Elements of the Military Aristocracy. B. The Fiqari and Qasimi Factions. C. The Amir al-Hajj
- VII. Ottomans and Egyptians View Each Other
- VIII. The Waqf under Ottoman Rule. A. The Waqfs in Practice. B. The Foundations of the Pashas. C. Neighborhood Waqfs
- IX. Some Important Foundation Documents
- X. The Impact of the Ottoman Conquest on Cairo and its Architecture. A. General Review. B. Mosques with a Mamluk Plan. C. Mosques with an Ottoman Plan.
- D. Mosques with a Baldachin Plan (Mosque of Iskandar Pasha, Sidi Madyan, Abu Bakr Ibn Muzhir, Murad Pasha, Amir Taghribirdi, Mustafa Shurbaji Mirza, Alti Parmak, Masih Pasha, Mosque-Mausoleum of Mahmud Pasha). E. Funerary Architecture
- Appendix A. Buildings erected by Amirs and other Officials as Charitable or Religious Endowments
- Appendix B. Buildings erected by Aghas of the Porte (Dar al-Saada).