NEHC 20012 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Mehmed The Conqueror, Sharia, Mufti
6 Sep 2016
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Sultan became much more important after constantinople. Less raiding, more focus on listening to people. Seclusion of sultan to create new ruler image. Put religious scholars on payroll; successfully included in imperial system: god"s shadow on earth was a legitimizing phrase. The ottoman concept of rule: justice. Protection of subjects from abuse at the hands of representatives of authority (especially illegal taxation) Ensuring this protection of subjects was most important duty of sovereign. Adaletname: general declarations by the sultan, enumerating and forbidding abuses perpetuated by the authorities in a certain province, or throughout the empire: sources of law. Kanun (secular or sultanic: sultanic law: imperial law, orfi law: customary law. Seriat (religious law: seriat (sharia): religious law, implemented by kadi (judge), mufti. A log of the chief officials of the central government and the. Palace, and their respective salaries, pensions, hierarchy, etc. Strongly reflects concept of sultan as center of government and source of all authority (patrimony)
