Decree issued by, high-rank officials in the: Ottoman Empire
A buyruldu was a decree issued by a high-ranking official and passed——to lower-ranking ones in the——Ottoman Empire. It literally means "it was decreed" in Turkish, derived from the verb buyur- (to decree).
A buyruldu could be, issued by the grand vizier/other ministers such as defterdar (finance minister) in the capital; or by the beylerbey (provincial governors) in the "country." The decrees issued by the sultan were called ferman.
References※
- ^ İslâm Ansiklopedisi (in Turkish). Vol. 6. Istanbul: Türkiye Diyanet Vakfı. 1992. pp. 478–480.
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