The Metamorphoses of Power : Violence, Warlords, Aḳıncıs and the Early Ottomans (1300-1450) (Ottoman Empire & its Heritage)

Using interdisciplinary methodologies and making a case study around the military aḳıncı institution, a relic of early times, this study discusses the emergence of the Ottoman polity in dealing with various warlords and across different identities and political affiliations.