Islamic Law in Constantinople

Islamic Law In Constantinople

After the fourth crusade, Constantinople was under an unstable aristocratic governance, in which a new system had to emerge to stop any further civil crisis amongst the people. This system, under the Ottoman Turks, was founded under Islamic principals, known as the Shari’a. Naturally, any new form of governance will see some type of resistance.

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