مكة المكرمة وتطورها في عهد السلطان سليمان القانوني (1520-1566 م): دراسة تحليلية بالاعتماد على دفاتر المهمة العثمانية

This study aims to demonstrate that the reign of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent (1520?1566 CE) marked a decisive shift in Mecca?s governance from symbolic suzerainty to a systematized religioimperial administration. Drawing on Ottoman archival sources, particularly the Daftar al-Ma??mm (Registers of Imperial Decrees), it reconstructs how Mecca was integrated into the Ottoman administrative framework through decrees regulating pilgrimage logistics, fiscal endowments, and Sharifian authority. The findings reveal Suleiman?s interventions in curbing corruption among Egyptian pilgrimage commanders, financing major urban projects such as the ?Ayn ?Arafah water canal and public housing, and standardizing the judiciary to ensure accountability. These reforms transformed the Hijaz from a peripheral sanctuary into a governed province, balancing Ottoman central control with local elites. The study concludes that this structured governance reinforced the Sultan?s legitimacy as Kh?dim al-?aramayn al-Shar?fayn and established a foundational model for uniting religious authority with bureaucratic centralization in early modern Islamic rule.