Ottoman law

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Ottoman law was the legal system of the Ottoman Empire, combining Islamic (Sharia) principles with sultanic decrees and customary practices to govern its diverse territories.

All labels observed (11)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical legal system ⓘ
legal system ⓘ
administeredBy Divan-i Hümayun ⓘ
linked to: Divan-ı Hümayun

imperial council ⓘ
qadi courts ⓘ
sharia courts ⓘ
aimedAt legitimizing sultanic authority ⓘ
maintaining social order ⓘ
allowed non-Muslim religious courts ⓘ
appliedIn Ottoman Empire ⓘ
appliedTo Muslim subjects ⓘ
millet communities ⓘ
non-Muslim subjects ⓘ
basedOn Islamic law ⓘ
Sharia ⓘ
characterizedBy dual system of Sharia and kanun ⓘ
codifiedIn Kanunname ⓘ
Mecelle ⓘ
developedUnder Ottoman sultans ⓘ
linked to: Ottoman sultan
endedWith dissolution of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ
hasComponent civil law ⓘ
commercial law ⓘ
criminal law ⓘ
family law ⓘ
land law ⓘ
tax law ⓘ
includes customary law ⓘ
kanun ⓘ
sultanic law ⓘ
urf ⓘ
influencedBy Byzantine legal traditions ⓘ
European legal models ⓘ
Hanafi school of Islamic jurisprudence ⓘ
linked to: Hanafi school

local customary practices ⓘ
languageOfPractice Arabic ⓘ
Ottoman Turkish ⓘ
Persian ⓘ
partiallyCodifiedIn 19th century ⓘ
recognized religious autonomy of millets ⓘ
reformedDuring Tanzimat era ⓘ
linked to: Tanzimat
regulated guilds ⓘ
tax farming ⓘ
timar system ⓘ
vakif endowments ⓘ
succeededBy national legal systems of successor states ⓘ
supervisedBy Sheikh ul-Islam ⓘ
linked to: Shaykh al-Islam

ulema ⓘ
timePeriod 14th century to early 20th century ⓘ

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Egyptian law → influencedBy → Ottoman law ⓘ
Ottoman authorities → legalSystem → Kanun (sultanic law) ⓘ
linked to: Ottoman law
the Lawgiver → linkedConcept → Ottoman legal code (kanunname) ⓘ
linked to: Ottoman law
Ottoman Syria → legalSystem → Ottoman law ⓘ
British authorities in Mandatory Palestine → appliedLegalSystem → Ottoman law (as modified) ⓘ
linked to: Ottoman law
Ottoman governorship of Tunis → hasLegislativeBasis → Ottoman imperial law ⓘ
linked to: Ottoman law
Anatolian kazasker → partOf → Ottoman judicial hierarchy ⓘ
linked to: Ottoman law
Anatolian kazasker → basedOn → Ottoman imperial law (kanun) ⓘ
linked to: Ottoman law
Rumelian kazasker → partOf → Ottoman judicial system ⓘ
linked to: Ottoman law
Aleppo Eyalet → legalSystem → Ottoman law ⓘ
Beylerbeyi of Rumelia → usesLawSystem → Ottoman imperial law (kanun) ⓘ
linked to: Ottoman law
Israeli law → incorporatesElementOf → Ottoman law ⓘ
Crown Prince of the Ottoman Empire → governedBy → Ottoman imperial law ⓘ
linked to: Ottoman law
Sharia courts administration in Mandatory Palestine → continuedFrom → Ottoman Sharia court system in Palestine ⓘ
linked to: Ottoman law
Ebussuud Efendi → fieldOfWork → Ottoman law ⓘ
Osmanlı'da Hukuk ve İdare → mainSubject → Osmanlı hukuku ⓘ
linked to: Ottoman law
Osmanlı Devleti’nin İlmiye Teşkilâtı → ilişkiliKurum → Osmanlı kadılık mahkemeleri ⓘ
linked to: Ottoman law
Kanunname → legalSystem → Ottoman law ⓘ