MMW 13 Chapter Notes - Chapter Article Notes: Mahmud Ii, Ogier Ghiselin De Busbecq
17 Apr 2017
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Mmw 13 textbook notes ottoman inter-communal relations & suleyman the. For a lot time people were generally more equal and better off in the ottoman empire than elsewhere. The term millet": dates back to sultan mahmut ii. 19th century, not an ancient term: before sultan, meant muslims within empire and christians outside of it. State considered itself to be islamic: many members of administration muslim, military full of muslims. Clothing laws for different groups: marked differences, community boundaries, insiders vs outsiders, group identity. Each religion had its own set of courts and laws: muslim courts superior. Held power in cases between muslims and non-muslims. Still more rights than many people had elsewhere. Tanzimat reforms: military service for all, no more clothing distinctions, muslim courts no longer superior. Kept religious courts for a while, and then secular courts began to play into things. Written by ogier ghiselin de busbecq: ambassor from austria.
