Reading the Stars at the Ottoman Court: Bāyezīd ii (r. 886/1481-918/1512) and His Celestial Interests

This study seeks to determine the extent of the patronage of the science of the stars (ʿilm al-nuǧūm) at the court of the eighth Ottoman sultan Bāyezīd ii (r. 886/1481-918/1512). Throughout the medieval and early modern Islamicate world munaǧǧims (astronomer-astrologers) offered rulers their experti...

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Main Author: Şen, Ahmet Tunç (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2017
In: Arabica
Year: 2017, Volume: 64, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 557-608
Further subjects:B Ottomans Ottomans Bāyezīd ii Bāyezīd ii science science astronomy astronomie astrology astrologie alchemy alchimie ʿilm al-nuǧūm ʿilm al-nuǧūm munaǧǧim munaǧǧim taqwīm taqwīm zīǧ zīǧ
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