Governing the frontiers in the Ottoman Empire : notables, tribes and peasants of Muş (1820s-1880s) /

Duman Koç, Gülseren,

Governing the frontiers in the Ottoman Empire : notables, tribes and peasants of Muş (1820s-1880s) / by Gülseren Duman Koç. - pages cm. - Ottoman empire and its heritage, volume 79 1380-6076 ; .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Emin Pasha of Muş: a negotiation of power in the periphery of the Ottoman Empire -- The revolt of Emin Pasha: punishment and cooptation -- The Tanzimat state in Muş: collaboration with and punishment of local actors -- Aftermath of the exile of the Yurtluk-Ocaklık holders -- The post Tanzimat era: evaluation of the reforms through the petitions of ordinary people -- Governors, tribes, and peasants -- The Hesenan tribe: the cases of Rıdvan and Kulihan Aghas

"Based on many previously unused sources from Ottoman and British archives, Governing the Frontiers in the Ottoman Empire offers a micro-history to understand the nineteenth century Ottoman reforms on the eastern frontiers. By examining the administrative, military and fiscal transformation of Muş, a multi-ethnic, multi-religious sub-province in the Ottoman East, it shows how the reforms were not top-down and were shaped according to local particularities. The book also provides a story of the notables, tribes and peasants of a frontier region. Focusing on the relations between state-notables, notables-tribes, notables-peasants and finally tribes-peasants, the book shows both the causes of contention and collaborations between the parties"--

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Political participation--History--Turkey--Muş İli--19th century.
Borderlands--History--Turkey--19th century.


Muş İli (Turkey)--History--19th century.
Muş İli (Turkey)--Politics and government--19th century.
Turkey--History--Tanzimat, 1839-1876.
Turkey--History--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918.

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