Laonicus Chalcocondyles and the Ottoman Budget
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8970496 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Speros Vryonis (University of California, Los Angeles, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1976 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 423-432 |
| Publication date | 1976-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal Middle East Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-7438 • E-ISSN: 1471-6380 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0020743800025733 |
| OpenAlex | W2170821666 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 2 |
The subject of this communication is a relatively short but interesting passage in the ίστορίαι of the Athenian historian Laonicus Chalcocondyles, which deals with the administration and fiscal income of the Ottoman Empire in the reign of Muhammad II. The contents of this text were first utilized by von Hammer and most recently by Franz Babinger in his monumental history of the reign of Muhammad II, so it is obvious that in choosing this theme I am not presenting something completely new or unknown. Nevertheless, this material merits closer scrutiny than it has hitherto enjoyed, not only because of the scarcity of early sources on Ottoman fiscal history but because it will contribute to the ongoing evaluation of the historical worth of the toίστορίαι, and finally because it gives a view of the system to which the peoples of the empire were subject. A translation of the text is presented, followed by an analysis of the contents and a partial comparison with other sources
Ancient history · Economics · Empire · Ottoman empire · Political science · Politics · Reign · Scarcity · Scrutiny · Subject (documents · Theme (computing · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classics · Computer Science · History · Law
| Citations per year | 0.3 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2003 - 2009 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |