Istanbul and Kabul in Courtly Contact: The Question of Exchange between the Ottoman Empire and Afghanistan in the Late Nineteenth Century

Faiz Ahmed

doi:10.18589/oa.570014

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Istanbul and Kabul in Courtly Contact: The Question of Exchange between the Ottoman Empire and Afghanistan in the Late Nineteenth Century

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In 1877, Sultan Abdülhamid II selected the Islamic scholar and jurist Ahmed Hulusi Efendi to lead an official Ottoman delegation to Afghanistan. In spite of being the Porte’s first official envoy to Kabul, little is still known about Hulusi Efendi’s background and the impact of his mission beyond the fields of Ottoman diplomacy and foreign relations. The article first provides a biographical window into Hulusi Efendi’s life before his journey to Afghanistan, including his appointment to a number of eminent posts in the nineteenth century Ottoman juridical field, among them the elite law commission which produced the landmark Mecelle. Turning to his Afghan mission, the study utilizes Ottoman, British Indian, and Afghan archives to evaluate unexplored legal dimensions of Hulusi Efendi’s visit to Kabul, while suggesting avenues for future research, including the links between Islamic codification projects taking place in the Ottoman Empire and Afghanistan at nearly the same time.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Afghanistan,Afghans,Kabul,pan-Islamism,Ottoman law,Islamic law,Hanafi jurisprudence,codification,Mecelle

Kaynakça

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

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Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yazarlar

Faiz Ahmed ^* Bu kişi benim

Yayımlanma Tarihi

9 Mart 2015

Gönderilme Tarihi

11 Mayıs 2014

Kabul Tarihi

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Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2015 Cilt: 45 Sayı: 45

DOI

https://doi.org/10.18589/oa.570014

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https://izlik.org/JA32WR87UU

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RIS / Bibtex

APA

Ahmed, F. (2015). Istanbul and Kabul in Courtly Contact: The Question of Exchange between the Ottoman Empire and Afghanistan in the Late Nineteenth Century. Osmanlı Araştırmaları, 45(45), 265-296. https://doi.org/10.18589/oa.570014

AMA

1.Ahmed F. Istanbul and Kabul in Courtly Contact: The Question of Exchange between the Ottoman Empire and Afghanistan in the Late Nineteenth Century. OA. 2015;45(45):265-296. doi:10.18589/oa.570014

Chicago

Ahmed, Faiz. 2015. “Istanbul and Kabul in Courtly Contact: The Question of Exchange between the Ottoman Empire and Afghanistan in the Late Nineteenth Century”. Osmanlı Araştırmaları 45 (45): 265-96. https://doi.org/10.18589/oa.570014.

EndNote

Ahmed F (01 Mart 2015) Istanbul and Kabul in Courtly Contact: The Question of Exchange between the Ottoman Empire and Afghanistan in the Late Nineteenth Century. Osmanlı Araştırmaları 45 45 265–296.

IEEE

[1]F. Ahmed, “Istanbul and Kabul in Courtly Contact: The Question of Exchange between the Ottoman Empire and Afghanistan in the Late Nineteenth Century”, OA, c. 45, sy 45, ss. 265–296, Mar. 2015, doi: 10.18589/oa.570014.

ISNAD

Ahmed, Faiz. “Istanbul and Kabul in Courtly Contact: The Question of Exchange between the Ottoman Empire and Afghanistan in the Late Nineteenth Century”. Osmanlı Araştırmaları 45/45 (01 Mart 2015): 265-296. https://doi.org/10.18589/oa.570014.

JAMA

1.Ahmed F. Istanbul and Kabul in Courtly Contact: The Question of Exchange between the Ottoman Empire and Afghanistan in the Late Nineteenth Century. OA. 2015;45:265–296.

MLA

Ahmed, Faiz. “Istanbul and Kabul in Courtly Contact: The Question of Exchange between the Ottoman Empire and Afghanistan in the Late Nineteenth Century”. Osmanlı Araştırmaları, c. 45, sy 45, Mart 2015, ss. 265-96, doi:10.18589/oa.570014.

Vancouver

1.Faiz Ahmed. Istanbul and Kabul in Courtly Contact: The Question of Exchange between the Ottoman Empire and Afghanistan in the Late Nineteenth Century. OA. 01 Mart 2015;45(45):265-96. doi:10.18589/oa.570014