Water for the Saints of Baghdad
The Hydrology of a Sacred Ottoman Geography
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12622158 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Faisal H Husain (0000-0002-8088-4576, Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 319-344 |
| Publication date | 2021-03-03 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Early Modern History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1385-3783 • E-ISSN: 1570-0658 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/15700658-bja10025 |
| OpenAlex | W3134572412 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Following the conquest of Baghdad in 1534, the Ottoman Empire pursued a wide range of policies to maintain the shrines of Muslim saints buried in the province, many of whom were revered by both the Sunni Ottomans and the Shiʿi Safavids. Ottoman endeavors entailed active management of the Tigris and Euphrates waters to provision inland shrines with water and guard those on the riverbanks from damaging floods. With a hydraulic infrastructure, the Ottomans appropriated the memories of the saints of Baghdad and reinforced their territorial claims to the province in the face of a rising Shiʿi power in Persia. The story highlights the political and religious dimensions of water control in a sacred geography as imperial conflicts within Islamdom and Christendom redrew the map of Eurasia
Ancient history · Arabic · Archaeology · CONQUEST · Geography · Guard (computer science · Ottoman empire · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Eurasian Exchange Networks · History · Islamic Studies and History · Law · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |