Subjects of the Sultan
Culture and Daily Life in the Ottoman Empire
Subjects of the Sultan Culture and Daily Life in the Ottoman Empire
The cultural heritage of the Ottoman Empire has traditionally been presented to us through its monuments - mosques, mausoleums, palaces, baths - and its high arts, such as court painting and calligraphy. Our understanding of Ottoman culture has thus come from a world created by and for sultans, viziers and the elite of the Empire.