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Between Two Worlds
The Construction of the
Ottoman State
Cemal Kafadar
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS
Berkeley / Los Angeles / London
University of California Press
Berkeley and Los Angeles, California
University of California Press, Ltd.
London, England
First Paperback Printing 1996
© 1995 by
The Regents of the University of California
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Kafadar, Cemal, 1954-
Between two worlds : the construction of the Ottoman state /
Cemal Kafadar.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-520-20600-7
I. Turkey—History—Ottoman Empire, 1288–1918. 2. Turkey—
History—Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918—Historiography. I. Title.
DR486.K34 1995
956.1'0072—dc20
94-21024
Printed in the United States of America
08 07
10 9 8 7
The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of
ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992 (R 1997) (Permanence of Paper).
bana okumayi sevdiren, sonra bu iiabarttiimi araya giren gurbete ramenhibir zaman yüzüme vurmayan
Annemeve Bahama / To My Parents
Calabim bir
N
Haci Bayram Vel
My Lord has created a city
In between two worlds.
One sees the beloved if one looks
At the edge of that city.
I came upon that city
And saw it being built.
I too was built with it
Amidst stone and earth.
Contents
Identity and Influence in the History of Nations
The Rise of the Ottoman State in Modern Historiography
The Wittek Thesis and Its Critics
Gaza and Gazis in the Frontier Narratives of Medieval Anatolia
The Chronicles of the House of Osman and Their Flavor: Onion or Garlic?
3: The Ottomans: The Construction of the Ottoman State
Strategizing for Alliances and Conflicts: The Early Beglik
Into the Limelight and the Rise of Tensions
Epilogue: The Creation of an Imperial Political Technology and Ideology
