1st Edition
The Empress Nurbanu and Ottoman Politics in the Sixteenth Century Building the Atik Valide
By Pinar Kayaalp
Copyright 2018
186 Pages
by
Routledge
186 Pages
10 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
186 Pages
10 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Nurbanu (1525–1583) is one of the most prominent yet least studied royal women of the Ottoman dynasty. Her political and administrative career began when she was chosen as the favorite concubine of the crown prince Selim. Nurbanu’s authority increased when her son Murad was singled out as crown prince. By 1574, when her son, Murad III became Sultan, Nurbanu officially took on the title of... Read more
Preface 1. The Shift in the Ottoman Patronage System between the 16th and 17th Centuries 2. The Emergence and Rise of Nurbanu in Ottoman Dynastic Politics 3. The Written Records of the Atik Valide 4. The Functional and Iconographic Significance of Nurbanu's Monument Conclusion Appendices Bibliography
Biography
Pinar Kayaalp is Associate Professor of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies at Ramapo College of New Jersey, USA.
