Question
This concept is attributed to both Aristotle and Ardashir in Ibn al-Batriq’s Secretum Secretorum, which illustrates it in a verse beginning “the world is a garden for the state to master.” For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this central concept of Ottoman political thought, which describes how the ruler’s relationship with classes like the “Men of the Pen” and the “Men of Agriculture” create a stable society.
ANSWER: circle of justice [or circle of equity, circle of power, daire-i adalet, daire-e adalet, or dairat al-adala]
[10e] The standard “circle of justice” presents this practice as necessary for a strong army. The Ottomans auctioned off the right to profit from this practice in the Iltizām system, an example of the practice of “farming” it.
ANSWER: taxation [or word forms of collecting taxes; accept vergi, avarız, or haraç; accept tax-farming]
[10m] The term was popularized by Kınalızâde Ali, a jurist known by this Ottoman title. This title is often mistaken for a surname in the names of the polymath Kâtip and the explorer Evliya, who wrote a 10-volume Book of Travels.
ANSWER: çelebi (“CHELL-eh-bee”) [accept Kınalızâde Ali Çelebi, Kâtip Çelebi, or Evliya Çelebi]
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