Ottoman absolutism
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Ottoman absolutism was the centralized, autocratic form of monarchical rule exercised by the sultans of the Ottoman Empire, characterized by concentrated political authority and limited popular participation in governance.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
absolutism
ⓘ
autocratic monarchy ⓘ form of government ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
centralization of taxation
ⓘ
devshirme system ⓘ standing army of janissaries ⓘ timar system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnOfficeOf | Ottoman sultan ⓘ |
| centeredInInstitution |
Imperial Council
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sublime Porte NERFINISHED ⓘ Topkapi Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| challengedBy |
Tanzimat reforms
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Young Ottoman movement NERFINISHED ⓘ Young Turk movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
autocratic rule
ⓘ
bureaucratic administration ⓘ centralized political authority ⓘ concentration of power in the sultan ⓘ limited popular participation in governance ⓘ military-backed authority ⓘ religiously legitimated rule ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | constitutional monarchy in the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| declinedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| developedDuringReignOf |
Mehmed II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Suleiman the Magnificent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| differsFrom | parliamentary democracy ⓘ |
| emergedInCentury | 14th century ⓘ |
| exercisedThrough |
central bureaucracy
ⓘ
imperial decrees ⓘ sultanic law ⓘ |
| existedInTerritory |
Anatolia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Balkans NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKeyOffice |
Grand Vizier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
janissary agha NERFINISHED ⓘ provincial governor ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | classical age of the Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legitimatedBy |
Islamic law
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
dynastic tradition ⓘ sultan’s role as caliph ⓘ |
| limitedBy |
Islamic jurisprudence
ⓘ
janissary corps ⓘ provincial power holders ⓘ |
| reachedMatureFormByCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
European absolutism
ⓘ
Oriental despotism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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