Ottoman administration often follows patterns set by…

1396 CE to 1539 CE

Ottoman administration often follows patterns set by previous rulers.

Each religious minority—Shia Muslim, Greek Orthodox, Maronite, Armenian, and Jewish — constitutes a millet.

The religious heads of each community administer all personal status law and perform certain civil functions as well.

Locations
Damascus > Dimashq Dimashq Syria View →

People
Suleiman I “the Magnificent” View →

Groups
Semites View → Aramaeans View → Arab people View → Christians, Miaphysite (Oriental Orthodox) View → Christianity, Chalcedonian View → Oghuz Turks View → Islam View → Muslims, Sunni View → Muslims, Shi'a View → Syrian people View → Druze, or Druse, the View → Ottoman Empire View → Damascus Eyalet View →

Subjects
Faith View → Government View → Custom and Law View →

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