Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. PREFACE v
3. CONTENTS vii
4. INTRODUCTION 1
5. CHAPTER I. THE CHARACTER OF THE OTTOMAN STATE IN GENERAL 25
6. CHAPTER II. THE OTTOMAN RULING INSTITUTION: AS A SLAVE–FAMILY 45
7. CHAPTER III. THE RULING INSTITUTION: AS MISSIONARY ENTERPRISE AND EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM 62
8. CHAPTER IV. THE RULING INSTITUTION: AS AN ARMY 90
9. CHAPTER V. THE RULING INSTITUTION: AS A NOBILITY AND A COURT 114
10. CHAPTER VI. THE RULING INSTITUTION: AS GOVERNMENT 146
11. CHAPTER VII. THE MOSLEM INSTITUTION OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE 199
12. CHAPTER VIII. COMPARISON OF THE TWO GREAT INSTITUTIONS 227
13. APPENDICES
14. APPENDIX I. THE SECOND BOOK OF THE AFFAIRS OF THE TURKS 239
15. APPENDIX II. PAMPHLET OF JUNIS BEY AND ALVISE GRITTI 262
16. APPENDIX III. INCOMPLETE TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THE KANUN-NAMEH, OR COLLECTION OF EDICTS, OF SULEIMAN THE MAGNIFICENT AS ARRANGED BY THE MUFTI EBU SU'UD 276
17. APPENDIX IV. THE GOVERNMENT OF THE MOGUL EMPIRE IN INDIA 278
18. APPENDIX V. BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTES 305
19. GLOSSARY OF TURKISH WORDS 331
20. INDEX 337