The government and army of Hammuda Basha, bey of Tunis (1777-1814) A study in the administrative and political relations of an Ottoman Arab eyalet with the Porte
Contemporary historians have almost unanimously stated that one of the main features of the political and administrative evolution of the Tunisian regency, which was part of the Ottoman empire for more than three centuries (1574- 1881), was its increasing and irreversible autonomy from the central power of the Porte in Istanbul. Against this categorical aSsertion, which has remained almost totally undisputed, the present thesis aims at stressing the province's longneglected Ottoman identity. Within the context of a study of the government and policies of l;Iainmuda Bum, bey of Tunis (1777-1814, corresponding to 1191- 1229 of the hiim), it will probe the administrative and political relationship between province and center. Two main inter-related aspects of this relationship will be investigated in particular, i.e.: how closely did the structures, sources of recruitment and organisation of the army and administration of the Regency confonn to the model represented by those of the heart of the Empire? and to what extent didÂ· the specific policies of l;Iammuda Basm mirror the policies and concerns of the Ottoman Porte at that period ? As a related issue to this last aspect, various elements are put forward to
Moalla, Asma
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The government and army of Hammuda Basha, bey of Tunis (1777-1814) A study in the administrative and political relations of an Ottoman Arab eyalet with the Porte. Contemporary historians have almost unanimously stated that one of the main features of the political and administrative evolution of the Tunisian regency, which was part of the Ottoman empire for more than three centuries (1574- 1881), was its increasing and irreversible autonomy from the central power of the Porte in Istanbul. Against this categorical aSsertion, which has remained almost totally undisputed, the present thesis aims at stressing the province's longneglected Ottoman identity. Within the context of a study of the government and policies of l;Iainmuda Bum, bey of Tunis (1777-1814, corresponding to 1191- 1229 of the hiim), it will probe the administrative and political relationship between province and center. Two main inter-related aspects of this relationship will be investigated in particular, i.e.: how closely did the structures, sources of recruitment and organisation of the army and administration of the Regency confonn to the model represented by those of the heart of the Empire? and to what extent didÂ· the specific policies of l;Iammuda Basm mirror the policies and concerns of the Ottoman Porte at that period ? As a related issue to this last aspect, various elements are put forward to
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