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The Nature

of the

Early Ottoman State

SUNY series in the

Social and Economic History of the Middle East

Donald Quataert, editor

The Nature

of the

Early Ottoman State

HEATH W. LOWRY

STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK PRESS

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Lowry, Heath W., 1942–

The nature of the early Ottoman state / Heath W. Lowry.

p. cm. — (SUNY series in the social and economic history of the Middle East)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0-7914-5635-8 (alk. paper) — ISBN 0-7914-5636-6 (pbk. : alk. paper)

1. Turkey—Civilization. 2. Turkey—Social conditions. 3. Turkey—History. I. Title. II.

Series.

DR432 .L69 2003

956'.015—dc21

2002042648

10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Heath W. Lowry - The Nature of the Early Ottoman State (2003).pdf