Naḫıls and Candy Gardens in the 1720 Ottoman Imperial Festival

In late July 1720 Sultan Ahmed III (r. 1703-30) and his high-ranking officials decided to host a circumcision festival in Istanbul that would start in mid-September and continue for three weeks. As noted in the narrative sources, among various other preparations that the officials had to take care o...

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Main Author: İşkorkutan, Sinem Erdoğan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill [2020]
In: Muqarnas
Year: 2020, Volume: 37, Issue: 1, Pages: 179-207
Further subjects:B Vehbi, Levni, Ibrahim Çelebi
B naḫil
B circumcision festival
B Eighteenth Century
B Sultan Ahmed III
B Ottoman history
B Celebration
B candy garden
B Istanbul
B sūrnāme
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