Title Death and life in the Ottoman Palace : revelations of the Sultan Abdülhamid I tomb / Douglas Scott Brookes

Published Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2023] ©2023

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 315 pages) : illustrations, maps Series Edinburgh studies on the Ottoman Empire Edinburgh studies on the Ottoman Empire. Contents Introduction: Mansion of the heavens -- The makings of a royal graveyard: Abdülhamid I and the iconography of sultanic tombs -- A tomb in town: The design and operation of a royal mausoleum -- Presenting the imperial family: The birth, death, and survival of royal children -- The men and boys in the garden: Courtiers, eunuchs, and the palace milieu -- The women in the garden: The female world of the imperial harem -- Conclusion: Benevolence in stone -- Appendix A: Burials in the mausoleum -- Appendix B: Burials of men and boys in the garden graveyard -- Appendix C: Burials of women in the garden graveyard -- Appendix D: The epitaphs in the garden graveyard Summary "This book reveals multiple aspects of life in the Ottoman palace, in both its public space (the chancery) and private space (the royal household and the harem). It does so by exploring the Sultan Abdülhamid I Tomb in Istanbul, investigating the paths that open to us through the graves of the royalty in the mausoleum and those of the courtiers, eunuchs, concubines and female harem managers in the garden graveyard around it. The treasure of information at this graveyard allows us to piece together a wide spectrum of details that illuminate the court funerary culture of the era, from architecture and calligraphy to funerals and epitaphs to turbans and fezzes and poetry, as we come to an understanding of the role of royal cemeteries in strengthening the bonds between the reigning House and the populace and enhancing the legitimacy of the dynasty's rule"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Douglas Scott Brookes teaches Ottoman Turkish language in the Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures Department at the University of California, Berkeley In English Print version record Subject Abdülhamid I, Sultan of the Turks, 1725-1789 -- Tomb SUBJECT Abdülhamid I, Sultan of the Turks, 1725-1789 fast Subject Palaces -- Turkey -- Istanbul -- History -- 18th century Palaces -- Turkey -- Istanbul -- History -- 19th century Courts and courtiers -- History -- 18th century Courts and courtiers -- History -- 19th century Tombs -- Turkey -- Istanbul HISTORY -- Modern -- 18th Century. Buildings Courts and courtiers Palaces Tombs 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799. 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899. General & world history. European history. History. History. SUBJECT Istanbul (Turkey) -- History -- 18th century Istanbul (Turkey) -- History -- 19th century Istanbul (Turkey) -- Buildings, structures, etc Subject Turkey -- Istanbul Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781399510455 1399510452 9781399510448 1399510444

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