The Climate of Rebellion in the Early Modern Ottoman Empire

by White, Sam

• ISBN13: 9781107008311
• ISBN10: 110700831X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-08-15
• Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr

Summary

The Climate of Rebellion in the Early Modern Ottoman Empire explores the serious and far-reaching impacts of Little Ice Age climate fluctuations in Ottoman lands. This study demonstrates how imperial systems of provisioning and settlement that defined Ottoman power in the 1500s came unraveled in the face of ecological pressures and extreme cold and drought, leading to the outbreak of the destructive Celali Rebellion (1595-1610). This rebellion marked a turning point in Ottoman fortunes, as a combination of ongoing Little Ice Age climate events, nomad incursions, and rural disorder postponed Ottoman recovery over the following century, with enduring impacts on the region's population, land use, and economy.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Preface	p. xv
Glossary of Ottoman Terms	p. xv
Maps	p. xviii
Introduction	p. 1
An Imperial Ecology	p. 15
Regions, Resources, and Settlement	p. 20
Growth and Its Limits	p. 52
Disasters of the Late Sixteenth Century	p. 78
Land at the Margins: Karaman and Larende	p. 104
The Little Ice Age Crisis	p. 123
The Litte Ice Age in the Near East	p. 126
The Great Drought	p. 140
The Celali Rebellion	p. 163
In the Wake of the Celalis: Climate and Crisis in the Seventeenth Century	p. 187
Ecological Transformation	p. 227
Desert and Sown	p. 229
City and Country	p. 249
Provisioning and Commerce	p. 276
Conclusion	p. 298
Bibliography	p. 301
Index	p. 345
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