Tag Archives: Ottoman

Building a Family Shrine in Ottoman Cairo

Five Waqf Endowments by Fāḍila daughter of Shaykh Muḥammad al-Bakrī, 1619-1629 [DYNTRAN WORKING PAPER 11, April 2016]

by Adam SABRA

The construction of a family tomb that may also function as a shrine is critical moment in the construction of a dynasty. Although this phenomenon is most closely associated with Sufism, ruling families also built family tombs, usually as part of larger waqf complexes. Continue reading Building a Family Shrine in Ottoman Cairo

Noblesse ou pas noblesse ? Telle est la question

Étude du cas ottoman à l’époque moderne ; analyse rétrospective de la démarche scientifique élaborée et ses suites [DYNTRAN WORKING PAPER 7, December 2015]

by Juliette DUMAS

Les historiens ottomanistes de l’époque moderne font preuve d’une extrême prudence face à l’usage du vocable nobiliaire. D’une aristocratie ottomane, il ne serait absolument pas être question ! (voir Kunt 1983). Parler de noblesse semble tout aussi incongru. S’il Continue reading Noblesse ou pas noblesse ? Telle est la question

Ottoman Building Inscriptions II

A hierarchy of rule? 15th century Ottoman building inscriptions in Bulgaria and Thrace II [DYNTRAN WORKING PAPER 5, October 2015]

by Georg LEUBE

After having discussed two rather conventional Ottoman building inscriptions from Edirne, I would in this post like to turn to a highly unusual building inscription. This text does not adorn an imperial building in the Ottoman capital. Instead, the Hamza Bey or Eski Cami Continue reading Ottoman Building Inscriptions II

Ottoman Building Inscriptions I

Some context: Two 15th century Ottoman building inscriptions from Edirne [DYNTRAN WORKING PAPER 4, September 2015]

by Georg LEUBE

While analyzing building inscriptions like the great proclamation of power of Uzun Ḥasan in the qibla-īwān of the masjid-i jāmi‘ of Iṣfahān (see here), it is easy to lose sight of their context. During the same period in which Uzun Ḥasan inscribed his claim to authority in the Continue reading Ottoman Building Inscriptions I