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## Delves into a royal tomb in order to expand our understanding of Ottoman palace culture * Presents the first book to explore the Sultan Abdülhamid I Tomb in Istanbul – also known as the Hamidiye Tomb Complex * Unveils the lives of the 86 men, women and children of the Ottoman palace buried there * Draws on a range of primary sources translated from Ottoman Turkish for the first time, from archival documents and contemporary chronicles to epitaphs * Interprets for readers the wide range of Ottoman art, architecture, language, poetry and cultural customs encountered at this tomb complex * Provides an overview of the Islamic calendar system, the Ottoman culture of death and funerals, the Ottoman attitude toward smallpox vaccination and titles at court 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 treasur
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Douglas Scott Brookes
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Published
- 2023
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781399510424
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- History, Historical Fiction, Humanities