Book Review: Królikowska-Jedlinska N. Law and Division of Power in the Crimean Khanate (1532–1774): with special reference to the Murad Giray (1678–1683)
Journal: Golden Horde Review
Year: 2019

The book under review is dedicated to the peculiarities of Crimean Tatar society, its traditions, class etiquette, rights and obligations of residents of the state, and other social issues, which are reflected in various documents. A large number of such documents exist, comprising historical treatises, travel records, testimonies of ambassadors of foreign countries, etc. The central place among these sources is occupied by the judicial registers of the Shari’a courts, called sijjils or qadiaske