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Genealogy and Empire Genealogy and Empire
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Managing Prophetic Descent Managing Prophetic Descent
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Making Descent a Source of Authority: The Nakibüleşraf in the Age of Abdülhamid II Making Descent a Source of Authority: The Nakibüleşraf in the Age of Abdülhamid II
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The Re-Invention of the Sharifian Emirate: An Ottoman Native Ruler? The Re-Invention of the Sharifian Emirate: An Ottoman Native Ruler?
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Institutionalization: ‘Ali Haydar and Al-Husayn B. ‘Ali Institutionalization: ‘Ali Haydar and Al-Husayn B. ‘Ali
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The Consequences of the 1908 Coup on the Hamidian Ashraf The Consequences of the 1908 Coup on the Hamidian Ashraf
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Conclusion: A Genealogical Empire? Conclusion: A Genealogical Empire?
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Four Ottoman Genealogical Politics
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Published:August 2023
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Abstract
This chapter argues that prophetic descent became a source of imperial authority, and was more important than ever in the Ottoman project of the 1900s. It discusses “genealogical politics,” which refers to the modern Ottoman (and later British) political use of Muslim Arab claims to descent from the Prophet Muhammad. Some of these ashraf were able to turn their genealogical capital into imperial positions and economic capital. Indeed, these descendants of the Prophet enjoyed heritable salaries, financial support for palaces along the Bosporus, and lucrative positions in government institutions. The chapter then looks at the nakibüleşraf in the age of Sultan Abdülhamid II, considering the lives of Abu al-Huda al-Sayyadi, Talib al-Naqib, and Muhammad al-Bakri of Cairo. It also examines how the Meccan ashraf provided the genealogical component for Hamidian imperial authority in the 1880s. To address the extent to which genealogical politics contributed to the rise of sharifian local polities after the First World War, the chapter turns to the life of ʻAli Haydar and his nemesis in imperial Muslim politics, al-Husayn b. ʻAli. Finally, the chapter reflects on the consequences of the 1908 coup on the Hamidian ashraf.
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