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Law and Division of Power in the Crimean Khanate (1532-1774)
With Special Reference to the Reign of Murad Giray (1678-1683)
Series: - The Ottoman Empire and its Heritage, Volume: 65
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The Crimean Khanate was often treated as a semi-nomadic, watered-down version of the Golden Horde, or yet another vassal state of the Ottoman Empire. This book revises these views by exploring the Khanateâs political and legal systems, which combined well organized and well developed institutions, which were rooted in different traditions (Golden Horde, Islamic and Ottoman). Drawing on a wide range of sources, including the Crimean court registers from the reign of Murad Giray (1678-1683), the book examines the role of the khan, members of his council and other officials in the Crimean political and judicial systems as well as the practice of the Crimean sharia court during the reign of Murad Giray.
Natalia Królikowska-JedliÅska, Ph.D. (2010), University of Warsaw, is Assistant Professor at that university. She has published articles on the Crimean Khanate and the Northern Caucasus in the Early Modern Period.
Preface
âThe Chronological Scope of the Research
âOutline of the Book
Acknowledgments
List of Illustrations
List of Abbreviations
Note on Place Names, Proper Names, and Transliteration
Concordance of Frequently Mentioned Place Names
Glossary
Introduction
âHistoriography of the Crimean Khanate
âSources
1 Murad Giray and His Times
â1âThe Context of the Crimean Khanate Ruled by Murad Giray
â2âMurad Giray as Viewed by Crimean Chroniclers
2 The Household, Deputies, and the Council of the Khan
â1âThe Khanâs Household
â2âThe Kalga
â3âThe Nuraddin and His Officials
â4âThe Khanâs Council
3 The Khan and the Nobles
â1âThe Crimean Nobles to 1532
â2âThe Crimean Nobles in the Years from 1532 to 1774
4 Provincial Kadıs and Their Courts
â1âThe Kadı and Court Personnel
â2âThe Limitations of the Judicial Power of the Kadı and His Subordinates
5 Law and Its Practice in the Khanateâs Sharia Courts
â1âThe Law Applied in the Crimean Courts
â2âLitigants of the Sharia Courts: A Basic Statistical Analysis
Conclusion: A Fragile Balance
Appendix I: Transliteration, Translation, and Facsimile of the Order Issued by Khan Canibeg Giray
Appendix II: Transliteration, Translation, and Facsimile of a Case Brought to the Council of Murad Giray
Appendix III: Summaries of the Cases Judged at the Khanâs Council (1678â82)
Appendix IV: List of the Officials Recorded in the Crimean Sicils during the Reign of Murad Giray
Selected Bibliography
Index
âThe Chronological Scope of the Research
âOutline of the Book
Acknowledgments
List of Illustrations
List of Abbreviations
Note on Place Names, Proper Names, and Transliteration
Concordance of Frequently Mentioned Place Names
Glossary
Introduction
âHistoriography of the Crimean Khanate
âSources
1 Murad Giray and His Times
â1âThe Context of the Crimean Khanate Ruled by Murad Giray
â2âMurad Giray as Viewed by Crimean Chroniclers
2 The Household, Deputies, and the Council of the Khan
â1âThe Khanâs Household
â2âThe Kalga
â3âThe Nuraddin and His Officials
â4âThe Khanâs Council
3 The Khan and the Nobles
â1âThe Crimean Nobles to 1532
â2âThe Crimean Nobles in the Years from 1532 to 1774
4 Provincial Kadıs and Their Courts
â1âThe Kadı and Court Personnel
â2âThe Limitations of the Judicial Power of the Kadı and His Subordinates
5 Law and Its Practice in the Khanateâs Sharia Courts
â1âThe Law Applied in the Crimean Courts
â2âLitigants of the Sharia Courts: A Basic Statistical Analysis
Conclusion: A Fragile Balance
Appendices
Appendix I: Transliteration, Translation, and Facsimile of the Order Issued by Khan Canibeg Giray
Appendix II: Transliteration, Translation, and Facsimile of a Case Brought to the Council of Murad Giray
Appendix III: Summaries of the Cases Judged at the Khanâs Council (1678â82)
Appendix IV: List of the Officials Recorded in the Crimean Sicils during the Reign of Murad Giray
Selected Bibliography
Index
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