IRCICA PUBLICATIONS 1980-2012

RESEARCH IN ISLAMIC CIVILISATIONSOURCES AND STUDIES ON THE HISTORY OF ISLAMIC CIVILISATION INMIDDLE EAST AND ARABIAN PENNISULAPrepared by Fazıl Bayatİstanbul, 2008 (in Arabic)(History of Muslim Countries in the Light of Ottoman Archives Series; 2)ISBN 978-92-9063-181-1This is a collection of historical documents, maps andphotographs concerning Baghdad selected from theOttoman Archives in İstanbul affiliated with the GeneralDirectorate of State Archives, Prime Ministry of Turkey.The book begins by Bayat’s introductory article on the«Characteristics of the History of Baghdad during theOttoman Era» which is a glimpse at the history of the cityfrom the beginning of Ottoman administration in 1534until the British occupation in 1917. The documents whichare reproduced and translated in the book were chosenfrom the Mühimme registers contained in the OttomanArchives and from various collections of the Archives. Theyinclude statistical tables copied from the Devlet-i OsmaniyeSalnamesi (Almanach of the Ottoman State) the Nazaret-iMaarif Salnamesi (Almanac of the Ministry of Education),the Bağdat Vilayeti Salnamesi (Almanac of BaghdadProvince). Photographs taken during the Ottoman periodand reflecting various features of the city are also included,together with various maps of the city. The documents donot cover any specific aspect of the city but reflect generalthemes about its history in various periods.Price: US$30 (including post)IRCICA PUBLICATIONS 1980-2012 103