The transcription text of the Târih-i Askerî-i Osmânî Book of the Ahmet Cevat Paşa

We can say that 19th century was a period of Ottoman Empire who faced with a danger of dispersion, made some reform moves to go back to old glorious days renovating itself. Especially fundamental reforms started with the time of II. Mahmut continued throughout all century. In these reforms martial ones had priority for the government. That is why some efforts for reform of the millitary continued till the decline of Ottoman Empire.Ahmet Cevat Paşa, is one of the important intellectuals who was brought up in the last terms of Ottoman, left valuable works on martial history subject. This subject of my thesis Târîh-i Askerî-i Osmânî is one of these works. This book is consisted of 7 sections. The first section tells; the arrangement of Asakir-i Mansure-i Muhammediye and organisation of commander-in-chief. The second section tells the increasement of Asâkir-i Mansûre-i Muhammediye soldiers. The third section tells all the settings from the arrangements of Asâkir-i Mansûre till 1259. The forth section tells how the expenses and needs supplied from 1241 till 1259. The fifth section tells how the army of faculty is being organised.The sixth section tells the arrangement of martial redif. Finally the seventh section tells the soubriquets of martial protocols.