Ottoman law
E221366
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 (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ottoman law canonical | 3 |
| Kanun (sultanic law) | 1 |
| Ottoman imperial law | 1 |
| Ottoman law (as modified) | 1 |
| Ottoman legal code (kanunname) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Ottoman law Context triple: [Egyptian law, influencedBy, Ottoman law]
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Ottoman Land Code of 1858
The Ottoman Land Code of 1858 was a major 19th-century legal reform that restructured land ownership and registration in the Ottoman Empire, laying the groundwork for many modern property systems in the region.
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B.
Byzantine law
Byzantine law was the complex body of Roman-derived civil and ecclesiastical legal principles that governed the Byzantine Empire and influenced later Eastern European and Orthodox Christian legal traditions.
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C.
Sharia
Sharia is the body of Islamic religious law derived primarily from the Quran and the teachings and practices of the Prophet Muhammad, guiding both personal conduct and aspects of public and legal life in Muslim communities.
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Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh)
Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh) is the scholarly discipline within Islam that derives and interprets detailed legal rulings from the Quran and Sunnah to govern the religious, social, and moral conduct of Muslims.
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E.
Mughal legal system
The Mughal legal system was the judicial framework of the Mughal Empire, combining Islamic jurisprudence—primarily Hanafi fiqh—with imperial edicts and local customs to govern its diverse population.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Ottoman law Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Ottoman Land Code of 1858
The Ottoman Land Code of 1858 was a major 19th-century legal reform that restructured land ownership and registration in the Ottoman Empire, laying the groundwork for many modern property systems in the region.
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B.
Byzantine law
Byzantine law was the complex body of Roman-derived civil and ecclesiastical legal principles that governed the Byzantine Empire and influenced later Eastern European and Orthodox Christian legal traditions.
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C.
Sharia
Sharia is the body of Islamic religious law derived primarily from the Quran and the teachings and practices of the Prophet Muhammad, guiding both personal conduct and aspects of public and legal life in Muslim communities.
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D.
Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh)
Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh) is the scholarly discipline within Islam that derives and interprets detailed legal rulings from the Quran and Sunnah to govern the religious, social, and moral conduct of Muslims.
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E.
Mughal legal system
The Mughal legal system was the judicial framework of the Mughal Empire, combining Islamic jurisprudence—primarily Hanafi fiqh—with imperial edicts and local customs to govern its diverse population.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical legal system
ⓘ
legal system ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Divan-ı Hümayun
ⓘ
surface form:
Divan-i Hümayun
imperial council of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ
surface form:
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 sultan
ⓘ
surface form:
Ottoman sultans
|
| 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 ⓘ
surface form:
Hanafi school of Islamic jurisprudence
local customary practices ⓘ |
| languageOfPractice |
Arabic
ⓘ
Ottoman Turkish ⓘ Persian ⓘ |
| partiallyCodifiedIn | 19th century ⓘ |
| recognized | religious autonomy of millets ⓘ |
| reformedDuring |
Tanzimat
ⓘ
surface form:
Tanzimat era
|
| regulated |
guilds
ⓘ
tax farming ⓘ timar system ⓘ vakif endowments ⓘ |
| succeededBy | national legal systems of successor states ⓘ |
| supervisedBy |
Shaykh al-Islam
ⓘ
surface form:
Sheikh ul-Islam
ulema ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 14th century to early 20th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Ottoman law Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (7)
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