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'A handbook of Turkey in Europe (London: Intelligence Division, Admiralty; 1917)' [53r] (110/348)
The record is made up of 1 volume (170 folios). It was created in 1917. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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THE SULTANATE
101
From among these inmates the Sultan designates a certain
number, nowadays very limited, to be called Kadin or full
wives. The title is only given after a child has been born to
the Sultan. Ladies of inferior standing on whom the Sultan
has looked with favour are called Ikbal, and girls in course of
training in the harem are called Odalik. The superintendent
of the harem, always an aged lady of the palace, and bearing
the title of Haznadav-Kudin, has to keep up intercourse with
the outer world through the Guard of Eunuchs.
The civil list of the Sultan is variously reported at from one
to two millions sterling. To the imperial family belong a
great number of crown domains.
The principal persons in the Serai or palace of the Sultan
are :
(1) Kizlar Aghasi, chief of the black eunuchs. He has the
rank of Mushir (field-marshal) ; his status is equal to that of
the Grand Vizier, and he has control of the harem.
(2) Kapu Aghasi, first officer of the imperial chamber,
chief of the white eunuchs. His office is a survival of the
praepositus sacri cubiculi of the Greek emperors.
(3) Kazineh-Humayun-Vekili, keeper of the Sultan’s privy
purse, a black eunuch.
(4) Hakim-Bashi, chief physician, under whom are 12
physicians in ordinary.
The personnel of the Serai under Abdul Aziz (1861 to 1876)
amounted to about 3,000. Since 1908, the Serai has been
maintained on a much more modest scale.
Imperial Departments
Of the Imperial Departments there are three classes: ( 1 )
Public Justice, ( 2 ) Revenue Departments, ( 3 ) Departments
relating to the convenience of the public.
Public Justice
The laws of the empire rest in principle on the basis of all
Sunni Moslem law, i.e. the Koran, the Hadith or traditions of
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Copy of 'A handbook of Turkey in Europe, prepared on behalf of the Admiralty , Admiralty War Staff, Intelligence Division, January 1917.'
The volume contains thirteen photographic plates (folios 99-106) and a map (folio 171).
Contents (folio 6):
Section I
- I. Boundaries and Physical Features, p 9 (f 7);
- II. Climate, p 27 (f 16);
- III. Modern History, p 34 (f 19v);
- IV. Ethnology and Languages, p 49 (f 27);
- V. Religions, p 66 (f 35v);
- VI. Government and Administration, p 96 (f 50v);
- VII. Turkish Social Life, p 114 (f 59v);
- VIII. Economic Geography and Finance, p 142 (f 73v);
- IX. Chief Towns, p 166 (f 85v);
- X. Money, Weights and Measures, the Calendar, p 185 (f 95).
Section II. Itineraries.
- Roads, p 193(f 107);
- Railways, p 276 (f 148v).
Index, p 307 (f 164).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (170 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume contains a table of contents at folio 6, and an index at folios 164-170.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 172; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An original pagination sequence is present in parallel between ff 7-170.
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- 'A handbook of Turkey in Europe (London: Intelligence Division, Admiralty; 1917)'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:98v, 107r:170v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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