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Part I - Sources and Structures

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2025

Alexis Wick
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  • Book: The Cambridge Companion to Ottoman History
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  • Edited by Alexis Wick, Koç University, Istanbul
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  • Edited by Alexis Wick, Koç University, Istanbul
  • Book: The Cambridge Companion to Ottoman History
  • Online publication: 31 May 2025
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009086202.003
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