THE LEGAL SYSTEM OF THE STATE BAGHDAD IN THE OTTOMAN SALNAMES
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In the first half of the XIX. century, annual books under the name of Salname began to be published in 1263/1847. These yearbooks had an important place in the administrative, economic, social and legal life of the Ottoman Empire. There are geographical structures of the provinces and historical events in these yearbooks. Those contain detailed information about the names of governors, civil servants, judges and officers, the official administrative system attached to the state, the demographic structure and the customs, life and livelihoods of the people. Therefore, we examined the Ottoman legal system in the Province of Baghdad according to yearbooks, the types of the yearbooks and their emergence. The Ottoman administration initiated the renewal of the judicial system according to the western judicial system. Thus, the judicial system in the province of Baghdad became twofold, religious and civil. In this context, information has been given about the religious and civil jurisdictions in Baghdad, their institutions, the qadi, and other officials working there.
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