Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
I. The Mahmud Quandary
II. More Than a Tomb
Water and Piety
Catafalques and Palls
Furnishing a Tomb
In Foreigners’ Eyes
Pride of the City
III. The Cemetery as Window
The Consummate Sepulchre
The Path to the Tomb
Deciphering Ottoman Tombstones
Gates of Rhyme
The Ottoman Career Ladder
Harem Living
IV. The Dynasty in the Tomb
Royalty
Imperial Concubines
V. From Garden to Graveyard
Meet the Ottomans
Ambassadors
Artists and Artisans
Cabinet Ministers and Grand Viziers
Generals, Admirals, and Governors
National Heroes
Palace Staff and Courtiers
Parliamentary Deputies and Senators
Physicians
Royalty and Nobles
Scholars and Religious Figures
Glossary
Notes
Bibliography
Index