Countering ‘Local Discord’ with ‘Imperial Servitude’: Mehmed Zeki Pasha’s Defense of Mihrali Bey

The two-folio ciphered telegram sent by Mehmed Zeki Pasha serves as an illustrative case study of the Hamidian era. Written at a time when the order to serve in Yemen induced dread among the Anatolian populace, the document highlights the exceptional willingness of Mihrali Bey to mobilize for this perilous frontier.

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University of Vienna
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2026-03-23
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https://doi.org/10.25365/kshf-26-01-09
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Islamic Studies and History
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Countering ‘Local Discord’ with ‘Imperial Servitude’: Mehmed Zeki Pasha’s Defense of Mihrali Bey

Muhammet Fatih Vergili
University of Vienna
Islamic Studies and History
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Countering ‘Local Discord’ with ‘Imperial Servitude’: Mehmed Zeki Pasha’s Defense of Mihrali Bey

Muhammet Fatih Vergili
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Abstract

The two-folio ciphered telegram sent by Mehmed Zeki Pasha serves as an illustrative case study of the Hamidian era. Written at a time when the order to serve in Yemen induced dread among the Anatolian populace, the document highlights the exceptional willingness of Mihrali Bey to mobilize for this perilous frontier.

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