The VizieR database of astronomical catalogues [PDF]
VizieR is a database grouping in an homogeneous way thousands of astronomical catalogues gathered since decades by the Centre de Donnees de Strasbourg (CDS) and participating institutes. The history and current status of this large collection is briefly presented, and the way these catalogues are being standardized to fit in the VizieR system is ...
Ochsenbein, Francois +2 more
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Seeking Justice at the Court of the Khans of Khiva [PDF]
In Seeking Justice at the Court of the Khans of Khiva, Sartori and Abdurasulov show that in Khorezm prior to Sovietization the dispensation of justice according to Islamic law depended mostly on a group of officials representing the dynasty in power, and
Abdurasulov, Ulfat, Sartori, Paolo
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Badr al-Jamali's Vizierate [PDF]
Mostansar (caliphate 427-487 After Hijrah) is one of the most famous Fatemite caliphs of Egypt, who ruled for a long time. Although there were numerous ups and downs in his period, his era is considered as one of the most important and crucial periods in
Ramadan Seyghal
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The Formation of the Civilian Elite in the Syrian Province: The Case of Ayyubid and Early Mamluk Hamah [PDF]
The urban renaissance in northern Syria from the sixth/twelfth century onwards increased significantly the demand for scholars in order to staff newly arising civilian posts. This demand was in Hama initially satisfied with outside scholars, particularly
Hirschler, Konrad
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Sharing a Taste? Material Culture and Intellectual Curiosity around the Mediterranean, from the Eleventh to the Sixteenth Century [PDF]
Within the context of a research project that seeks to explore new concepts and, possibly, arrive at more productive paradigms, it is interesting to observe the degree to which the study of the transfer of artefacts between the Islamic Middle East and ...
Contadini, Anna
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Rise of Indigenous Ottoman Viziers in the Sixteenth Century
This study explores the transformation of the Ottoman vizierate in the sixteenth century, highlighting the emergence of “indigenous viziers” who rose from humble origins through the devşirme levy and palace education.
Zahit Atçıl
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On Chief Architect Kasim Agha and his Waqf
In the architectural environment of the 17th century, where the relations between art and politics were intertwined, one of the most striking people was Architect Kasim Agha.
Aysu Ateş
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Eyyûbîler Dönemi'nde Vezaret Müessesesinin Güçlenmesi ve İbn Şükr'ün Yönetimi: Siyasi, İdari ve Sosyal Etkileri [PDF]
Eyyûbî Devletinin kurucusu olan Selahaddin vezir tayin etmemiş ve onun yerine tecrübe ve ilim sahibi müşavirlerle devlet yönetimini yürütmüş ve divanlara etkin bir şekilde katılarak istişarelerde bulunmuştur.
Mahmut Recep Keleş
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Islamic Political Thought and Professional Mobility:The Intellectual and Empirical Worlds of Ibn Ṭalḥa and Ibn Jamāʿa [PDF]
This study examines the interrelatedness between professional mobility and the production of Islamic political thought. It argues that the diverse professional careers of the two Shāfiʿī-Ashʿarī jurists and Sufis, Ibn Ṭalḥa (d. 652/1254) and Ibn Jamāʿa
El-Merheb, Mohamad
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Two Writings of al-Ṭurṭūshī as Evidence for Early Muslim Reactions to the Frankish Crusader Presence in the Levant [PDF]
This is the author accepted manuscript.Near-contemporaneous source material for the earliest Muslim responses to the arrival of the Frankish crusaders in the eastern Mediterranean at the end of the fifth/eleventh century is extremely scarce, with the ...
Mallett, APJ
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