Law and Division of Power in the Crimean Khanate (1532-1774) : With Special Reference to the Reign of Murad Giray (1678-1683).

Intro -- Law and Division of Power in the Crimean Khanate (1532-1774): With Special Reference to the Reign of Murad Giray (1678-1683) -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- List of Illustrations -- List of Abbreviations -- Note on Place Names, Proper Names, and Transliteration -- Concordance of Frequently Mentioned Place Names -- Glossary -- Introduction -- Historiography of the Crimean Khanate -- Sources -- 1 Murad Giray and His Times -- 1 The Context of the Crimean Khanate Ruled by Murad Giray -- 2 Murad Giray as Viewed by Crimean Chroniclers -- 2 The Household, Deputies, and the Council of the Khan -- 1 The Khan's Household -- 2 The Kalga -- 3 The Nuraddin and His Officials -- 4 The Khan's Council -- 3 The Khan and the Nobles -- 1 The Crimean Nobles to 1532 -- 2 The Crimean Nobles in the Years from 1532 to 1774 -- 4 Provincial Kadis and Their Courts -- 1 The Kadi and Court Personnel -- 2 The Limitations of the Judicial Power of the kadi and His Subordinates -- 5 Law and Its Practice in the Khanate's Sharia Courts -- 1 The Law Applied in the Crimean Courts -- 2 Litigants of the Sharia Courts: A Basic Statistical Analysis -- Conclusion: A Fragile Balance -- Appendices -- Appendix I: Transliteration, Translation, and Facsimile of the Order Issued by Khan Canibeg Giray -- Appendix II: Transliteration, Translation, and Facsimile of a Case Brought to the Council of Murad Giray -- Appendix III: Summaries of the Cases Judged at the Khan's Council (1678-82) -- Appendix IV: List of the Officials Recorded in the Crimean Sicils during the Reign of Murad Giray -- Selected Bibliography -- Index.

The book examines the role of the Crimean khan, members of his council and other officials in the Crimean political and judicial systems as well as the practice of the Crimean sharia court during the reign of Murad Giray (1678-1683).

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