Death and Life in the Ottoman Palace: Revelations of the Sultan Abdülhamid I Tomb

ISBN-13: 9781399510424 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023

BROOKES DOUGLAS SCO

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List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Notes on Language and Transliteration; Map 1. Istanbul around 1860; Map 2. The Hamidiye Tomb Complex; Map 3. Burial Plots in the Mausoleum; Map 4. Burial Plots in the Side Graveyard; Map 5. Burial Plots in the Forecourt Graveyard; Garlands and Roses for Eunuch ?brahim ?bi? A?a; Introduction: Mansion of the Heavens; 1. The Makings of a Royal Graveyard: Abdülhamid I and the Iconography of Sultanic Tombs; 2. A Tomb in Town: The Design and Operation of a Royal Mausoleum; 3. Presenting the Imperial Family: The Birth, Death, and Survival of Royal Children; 4. The Men and Boys in the Garden: Courtiers, Eunuchs, and the Palace Milieu; 5. The Women in the Garden: The Female World of the Imperial Harem; Conclusion: Benevolence in Stone; Appendix A: Burials in the Mausoleum; Appendix B: Burials of Men and Boys in the Garden Graveyard; Appendix C: Burials of Women in the Garden Graveyard; Appendix D: The Epitaphs in the Garden Graveyard; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.