Abstract:

One of the most important subjects of the history of Turkish culture is the influence and development of Mavlavi Houses representing multi-faceted ground on the formation of social memory, which means tradition on the line extending from literature, music, science, mysticism, to folkloric values as well as arts within the historical processes. Especially in the Ottoman period, Mavlavi Teaching had found a wider spread and organization area than other sects. Many Mavlavi Houses were built in many cities of Anatolia and in Istanbul, and had played an active role in political and social structuring of society. In this context, the House in Tokat is among the outstanding examples of provincial organization of the period. In this work, some findings are presented regarding recent investigations and present state of Mumbai in this period, besides studying its historical and architectural aspects in light of the documents and resources referred to to early periods of its organization

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