The Sandžak of Novi Pazar: Millets, Nations, Empires

Aleksander Zdravkovski

doi:10.5771/9781793641816

Summary

The current ethno-religious mosaic in the western Balkans cannot be methodologically analyzed and understood without the in-depth study of the peculiar millet system, which was the very bedrock of the Ottoman society and statehood. This monograph provides the readers with a comprehensive analysis on the establishment and main pillars of this social structure. Furthermore, one will find information on the main dynamics of adoption of Islam in the border area between Serbia and Montenegro which is presently called Sandžak and on the geopolitical wrangling that hastened the decay of the millets and introduced the nations in this volatile part of the Balkans. The impact of conflict and the resulting migrations on the ethno-religious landscape is also given considerable space in this volume. Lastly, the analysis describes the discrepancy between the policies adopted and enforced by the Sublime Porte and the lack on impact of those on the remote provinces and regions where the power of the Sultans was limited, or even in some cases only nominal. The author relies heavily on primary sources, such as contemporary travelogues, reports, and field studies. The chronological analysis is divided into three periods which correspond with the internal and external power and strength of the Ottoman Empire: period of stability, period of challenges, and a period of irreversible decay.

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Edition: 1/2022
Copyright year: 2022
ISBN-Print: 978-1-7936-4180-9
ISBN-Online: 978-1-7936-4181-6
Publisher: Lexington, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 140
Product type: Book Titles

1. Contents No access
2. Foreword No access
3. Acknowledgments No access
1. Notes No access
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1. The Ottoman Administrative System and Terminology No access
2. Ethnicities and Islamicization in the Sandžak (15TH–17TH Centuries) No access
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1. Deportation and Settlement of the Malёsian Clans in the Pešter Plateau No access
2. The Serbo-Montenegrin Wars against the Ottoman Empire (1876–1878) and the Congress of Berlin No access
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1. The Habsburg Occupation of the Sandžak No access
2. Population and Ethnicities in the Sandžak during the Second Half of the 19TH Century No access
3. Synopsis of the Administrative (D)evolution of the Sandžak under Ottoman Rule No access
4. Notes No access
1. The Collapse of Ottoman Power in the Sandžak No access
2. Economic and Demographic Outlook No access
3. The Great War in the Sandžak and the Creation of the South Slavic Kingdom No access
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Bibliography No access Pages 127 - 132
Index No access Pages 133 - 138
About the Author No access Pages 139 - 140