CHAPTER VI

THE RULING INSTITUTION: AS GOVERNMENT

SUMMARY 146

FUNCTIONS OF THE OTTOMAN GOVERNMENT 147

THE SULTAN AS HEAD OF THE STATE AND OF THE GOVERNMENT 150

THE SULTAN AS LEGISLATOR 152

THE LEGISLATION OF SULEIMAN 159

THE VIZIERS 163

THE DEFTERDARS OR TREASURERS 167

TAXATION IN THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE 175

SULEIMAN’S INCOME 179

THE NISHANJI OR CHANCELLOR 182

THE DIVAN OR COUNCIL 187

THE RULING INSTITUTION AS A WHOLE 193