The Karak Plateau in the Ottoman Period

Outline

1. The Political History of the Karak Plateau in the Ottoman Period

   1. Ottoman victory over the Mamluks and the capture of the Province of Damascus

   2. Ottoman policy in the sixteenth century

   3. The construction of hajj forts in Jordan

   4. The seventeenth and eighteenth centuries

   5. Ibrāhīm Pāsha and the destruction of Karak in 1834

   6. From the reimposition of Ottoman rule in 1893 to the Karak Revolt

   7. The First World War and the end of Ottoman rule in Jordan
       

2. The Economy and Material Culture of the Karak Plateau in the Ottoman Period

   1. Introduction

   2. The daftars of the sixteenth century and their interpretation

   3. Domestic architecture on the Karak plateau in the Ottoman period
       

3. Glossary
    

4. Bibliography
    

5. Instructor Helps

   1. Relevant courses

   2. Ways to use the website

   3. Discussion and review questions