Mecelle
E784877
Mecelle was the 19th-century Ottoman civil code that systematically codified Islamic (Hanafi) jurisprudence into a modern legal framework.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mecelle canonical | 1 |
| Ottoman Mecelle (civil code) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9221318 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mecelle Context triple: [Ottoman law, codifiedIn, Mecelle]
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A.
Ahlak Nizamı
Ahlak Nizamı is a seminal philosophical work by Turkish thinker Nurettin Topçu that explores the foundations of morality, ethics, and social order from an Islamic and existential perspective.
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B.
Al-Mudawwana al-Kubra
Al-Mudawwana al-Kubra is a foundational compendium of Maliki Islamic jurisprudence that systematically records and organizes early legal opinions and rulings of the school.
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C.
Māder-e Millat
Māder-e Millat is the honorific title meaning "Mother of the Nation," widely used in Pakistan to refer to Fatima Jinnah for her pivotal role in the country's independence movement and public life.
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D.
Kanûn-ı Esâsî
Kanûn-ı Esâsî was the first written constitution of the Ottoman Empire, establishing a constitutional monarchy and introducing a parliamentary system in the late 19th century.
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E.
Ottoman Land Code of 1858
The Ottoman Land Code of 1858 was a major 19th-century legal reform that restructured land ownership and registration in the Ottoman Empire, laying the groundwork for many modern property systems in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mecelle Target entity description: Mecelle was the 19th-century Ottoman civil code that systematically codified Islamic (Hanafi) jurisprudence into a modern legal framework.
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A.
Ahlak Nizamı
Ahlak Nizamı is a seminal philosophical work by Turkish thinker Nurettin Topçu that explores the foundations of morality, ethics, and social order from an Islamic and existential perspective.
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B.
Al-Mudawwana al-Kubra
Al-Mudawwana al-Kubra is a foundational compendium of Maliki Islamic jurisprudence that systematically records and organizes early legal opinions and rulings of the school.
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C.
Māder-e Millat
Māder-e Millat is the honorific title meaning "Mother of the Nation," widely used in Pakistan to refer to Fatima Jinnah for her pivotal role in the country's independence movement and public life.
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D.
Kanûn-ı Esâsî
Kanûn-ı Esâsî was the first written constitution of the Ottoman Empire, establishing a constitutional monarchy and introducing a parliamentary system in the late 19th century.
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E.
Ottoman Land Code of 1858
The Ottoman Land Code of 1858 was a major 19th-century legal reform that restructured land ownership and registration in the Ottoman Empire, laying the groundwork for many modern property systems in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic law codification
ⓘ
Ottoman legal code ⓘ civil code ⓘ |
| aimedAt | systematic codification of Islamic civil law ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Ottoman Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
later successor states of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Hanafi jurisprudence
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Islamic law ⓘ |
| chairOfDraftingCommission | Ahmet Cevdet Pasha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains | 99 legal maxims at the beginning ⓘ |
| country | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| dateOfCompletion | 1876 ⓘ |
| dateOfFirstAdoption | 1869 ⓘ |
| describedAs | first systematic codification of Islamic civil law in a modern code form ⓘ |
| draftedBy | Ahmet Cevdet Pasha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| draftingCommission | Mecelle Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1876 ⓘ |
| excludes |
criminal law
ⓘ
family law ⓘ inheritance law ⓘ |
| follows | Hanafi school of Islamic jurisprudence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | legal code ⓘ |
| hasPart |
contract law provisions
ⓘ
evidence and procedure provisions ⓘ general principles section (qawaid fiqhiyya) ⓘ obligations and torts provisions ⓘ property law provisions ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Tanzimat era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 19th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
Iraqi civil law
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Jordanian civil law ⓘ Palestinian civil law practice ⓘ Syrian civil law ⓘ civil law in parts of the Balkans under Ottoman rule ⓘ civil law in some Middle Eastern countries ⓘ |
| influencedBy | European codification movements ⓘ |
| language | Ottoman Turkish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalDomain | civil law ⓘ |
| legalStatus | civil code NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Hanafi fiqh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfArticles | 1851 ⓘ |
| numberOfBooks | 16 ⓘ |
| purpose |
codification of Hanafi jurisprudence in a modern legal framework
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modernization of Ottoman civil law ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Swiss-inspired civil codes in the Republic of Turkey ⓘ |
| startTime | 1869 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
contracts
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evidence ⓘ obligations ⓘ property ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mecelle Description of subject: Mecelle was the 19th-century Ottoman civil code that systematically codified Islamic (Hanafi) jurisprudence into a modern legal framework.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ottoman Mecelle (civil code)