Ottoman documents on manufactures for court and army concentrate on governmental initiatives. However, the time has come to view these branches of production in a broader, comparative perspective, focusing on the demands of the sultan’s officials and the actions of skilled persons working for the apparatus of empire. As for the production of military hardware, the demands of eighteenth-century warfare fell most heavily on the more prosperous workshops; and the lack of working capital became a permanent worry after the Russo-Ottoman war of 1768–74. However, until about 1750, the sultans’ military machine was still ahead of the Russians in the supply of armaments and foodstuffs. Technology and the lack of manufacturing skills, thus, were not at issue when Ottoman armies suffered defeat.

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制作东西来为苏丹、维齐尔和陆军指挥官服务（1450-1800）

奥斯曼帝国关于法院和军队制造的文件集中在政府倡议上。然而，现在是从更广泛的、比较的角度看待这些生产部门的时候了，重点关注苏丹官员的需求和为帝国机构工作的技术人员的行为。至于军事装备的生产，18世纪战争的需求主要集中在比较繁荣的作坊上；在 1768-74 年的俄罗斯 - 奥斯曼战争之后，缺乏营运资金成为一个永久的担忧。然而，直到 1750 年左右，苏丹的军事机器在军备和食品供应方面仍领先于俄罗斯人。因此，当奥斯曼军队遭受失败时，技术和制造技能的缺乏并不是问题。