Usulü'l-hikem fi nizami'l-ümem - أصول الحكم في نظام الامم

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  • Reference
    • GB 59 Or 12613
  • Dates of Creation
    • 18th century-19th century
  • Language of Material
    • Turkish
  • Physical Description
    • 1 text 59 ff Materials : Paper. Foliation : European, 59 ff. Dimensions : 162 mm x 108 mm. Script : Nesih.

Scope and Content

This volume contains a work on military reform compiled from Latin sources in 1143 AH (1730-31 CE) by İbrahim Müteferrika. The work starts off with an overview of governance structures in a number of European states before proceeding to a description of various sciences (including geography, physical, and astronomy) with an eye towards the establishment of a new military order. This manuscript was likely copied in the 18th or 19th century CE.

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Acquisition Information

Purchased by the British Museum from Dr. Oskar Rescher on 26 July 1961.

Related Material

For more information on this text, see Şen, Adil, İbrahim Müteferrika ve Usûlü'l-hikem fî Nizâmi'l-Ümem (Ankara: Türkiye Diyanet Vakfı, 1995). For more information on İbrahim Müteferrika, see Afyoncu, Erhan, 'İbrâhim Müteferrika: İlk Türk matbaasının kurucusu, yayımcı, Osmanlı devlet adamı ve aydını,' Türkiye Diyanet Vakfı İslâm Ansiklopedisi. Last accessed: 6 August 2021. https://islamansiklopedisi.org.tr/ibrahim-muteferrika.

Bibliography

İbrahim Müteferrika, Usulü'l-hikem fi nizami'l-ümem (Konstantiniye: Darü't-Tıbaat el-Amire, 1144 [1729]). (British Library 758.e.1).