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H. Erdem Cipa's monograph provides a timely investigation of the reign of Sultan Selim I and its subsequent commemoration in Ottoman historiography, not least because this particular ruler remains an important figure in the still ongoing re-evaluation of Ottoman history in Turkey.

* English Historical Review *

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Note on Transliteration
Introduction
Part One: The Making of a Sultan
1. Politics of Succession: Selim's Path to the Throne
2. Politics of Factions

Part Two: The Creation of Selim's Composite Image
Part Two Introduction: A Historiographical Survey
3. Selim, The Legitimate Ruler
4. Selim, The Idealized Ruler
5. Selim, The Divinely Ordained Ruler
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index

The Making of Selim

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      Publisher Indiana University Press
      Published 28 February 2017
      ISBN-13 9780253024282
      978-0253024282
      ISBN-10 0253024285

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review

      H. Erdem Cipa's monograph provides a timely investigation of the reign of Sultan Selim I and its subsequent commemoration in Ottoman historiography, not least because this particular ruler remains an important figure in the still ongoing re-evaluation of Ottoman history in Turkey.

      * English Historical Review *

      Table of Contents

      Acknowledgements
      Note on Transliteration
      Introduction
      Part One: The Making of a Sultan
      1. Politics of Succession: Selim's Path to the Throne
      2. Politics of Factions

      Part Two: The Creation of Selim's Composite Image
      Part Two Introduction: A Historiographical Survey
      3. Selim, The Legitimate Ruler
      4. Selim, The Idealized Ruler
      5. Selim, The Divinely Ordained Ruler
      Conclusion
      Bibliography
      Index

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