Rumelian kazasker

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The Rumelian kazasker was one of the two chief military judges of the Ottoman Empire, responsible for overseeing judicial affairs in the empire’s European (Rumelian) provinces.

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Label Occurrences
Rumelian kazasker canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ottoman judicial office
chief military judge
appliesToJurisdiction European provinces of the Ottoman Empire
Rumelia
linked to: Rumelia Eyalet
authorityOver Rumelian courts
linked to: Ottoman court

Rumelian kadis
linked to: Rumelia qadiasker
coexistsWith Anatolian kazasker
country Ottoman Empire
hasCounterpart Anatolian kazasker
historicalRegion Balkans
Southeastern Europe
legalSystem Hanafi fiqh
linked to: Hanafi school

Islamic law
linked to: Sharia

Ottoman customary law
memberOf Ottoman imperial council
officeCreatedBy Ottoman central administration
linked to: Ottoman court
officeHolderRole chief military judge of Rumelia
supreme judicial authority in Rumelia under the sultan
partOf Ottoman judicial system
linked to: Ottoman law

Ottoman military hierarchy
rank high-ranking ulema
one of the highest judicial offices in the Ottoman Empire
religion Sunni Islam
responsibleFor appointment of judges in Rumelia
military justice in Rumelia
overseeing judicial affairs in Rumelia
review of legal decisions in Rumelia
supervision of kadis in Rumelia
seatOfGovernment Istanbul
seeAlso Ottoman Empire
Rumelia
linked to: Rumelia Eyalet

Sheikh ul-Islam
linked to: Shaykh al-Islam

kadı
kazasker
subordinateTo Ottoman sultan
Sheikh ul-Islam
linked to: Shaykh al-Islam
usedLanguage Ottoman Turkish

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Baki positionHeld Rumelian kazasker
Mahmud Abdülbaki positionHeld Rumelian kazasker
Anatolian kazasker parallelOffice Rumelian kazasker