Saraiya Faroqhi

Suraiya Faroqhi is regarded as one of the most important economic and social historians of the Ottoman Empire. With her distinctive approach to Ottoman everyday life and public culture, she explores urban history, arts and crafts, and the previously underrepresented world of ordinary people within the empire. Inspired by influential historians, her work delves deeply into archival materials, bringing the Ottoman past vividly to life. Faroqhi's extensive publications have significantly contributed to our understanding of pre-modern Ottoman history.