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Iwamoto, Keiko
Graduate School of Letters, Division of History Associate Professor
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iwamoto.keiko.2j
kyoto-u.ac.jp
Professional Memberships
- The Society for Western and Southern Asian Studies
- Association for Islamic Studies in Japan
- THE SOCIETY OF ORIENTAL RESEARCHES
- THE SOCIETY OF HISTORICAL RESEARCH
- THE SOCIETY FOR NEAR EASTERN STUDIES IN JAPAN
- JAPAN ASSOCIATION FOR MIDDLE EAST STUDIES
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Research History
- From Apr. 2023, To PresentKyoto University, Faculty of Letters, Associate Professor
- From Feb. 2020, To Mar. 2023Nagasaki University, School of Global Humanities and Social Sciences, Associate professor
- From Jan. 2019, To Jan. 2020Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Postdoctoral Fellow for Research Abroad
- From Apr. 2018, To Jan. 2020Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, ジュニア・フェロー
- From Apr. 2018, To Aug. 2018Kanto Gakuin University, 非常勤講師
- From Sep. 2017, To Aug. 2018Digital Hollywood University, 非常勤講師
- From Apr. 2015, To Aug. 2018Aoyama Gakuin University, College of Literature, 非常勤講師
- From Apr. 2017, To Mar. 2018Saitama Gakuen University, 非常勤講師
- From Apr. 2015, To Mar. 2018Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Research Institute for Language and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Post-doctoral research fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
- From Apr. 2014, To Mar. 2016Osaka City University, Graduate School of Literature and Human Sciences, 研究員
- From Apr. 2013, To Mar. 2014Kyoto University, Graduate School of Letters, 研修員
- From Oct. 2010, To Sep. 2012Istanbul University, Faculty of Letters, guest reseracher(misafir araştırmacı)
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Research
Research Interests
- Religious Minorities in the Middle East
- Mobilization
- Roma
- Islamic history
- history of the Middle East
- nomadic people
- Ottoman Empire
Research Areas
Papers
- Fact and Fabrication in Identity and Loyalty: The Transformation of the Karakeçili Tribe in the Modern Ottoman EmpireIWAMOTO KeikoJournal of Historical Studies (Rekishigaku kenkyu), Jun. 2025, Invited, Lead author, Last author, Corresponding author
- Nomads Paying "Tax" to Waqfs: The Complex Ottoman Tax System in the 17th and 18th Centuries and Its ImpactIWAMOTO KeikoToyoshi Kenkyu (The Journal of Oriental Researches at Kyoto Univ.), 30 Dec. 2021, Peer-reviewed, Invited, Lead author, Last author, Corresponding author
- From "Sultan" to "Padishah": A Study on How to Call the Ottoman Rulers and Its Change in the Official DocumentsIWAMOTO KeikoThe World of Islam (published by the Association for Islamic Studies in Japan), Oct. 2017, Peer-reviewed
- From Tax-exempt to Tax-paying: The Müsellems in the Balkans during the Sixteenth and Seventeenth CenturiesIWAMOTO KeikoBulletin of the Society for Near Eastern Studies in Japan, Mar. 2017, Peer-reviewed
- A Study on the Turning Point of the Ottoman Policy toward Nomads: The Settlement Policy of Turkish and Kurdish Nomads in the Seventeenth end Eighteenth CenturiesIWAMOTO KeikoAnnals for Japan Association for Middle East Studies(AJAMES), Jan. 2017, Peer-reviewed
- The Ottoman Auxiliary Units in the Balkans; A Study of the Yörüks in Rumeli and the Descendants of the Conquerors in the 17th and 18th CenturiesIWAMOTO KeikoIS Research Exchange Seminar 2014: Complication of Papers and Seminar Proceedings, Mar. 2015
- A Study on Nomads in the Pre-Modern Ottoman Empire: The Yoruks and the Tatars in Rumeli, the Descendants of the Conquerors, and the Nomad Settlement PolicyIWAMOTO KeikoGraduate School of Letters, Kyoto University, Mar. 2015, Invited
- Some Notes on the Construction of Büyük Çekmece Stone BridgeITANI Kozo; IWAMOTO KeikoBulletin of the Society for Western and Southern Asiatic Studies, Mar. 2015, Peer-reviewed
- ジェマアト・村・メズラア : 16世紀のアダナ県における「部族の存続」の一考察岩本 佳子西南アジア研究, 2013, Peer-reviewed
- FROM THE YORUK IN RUMELI TO THE DESCENDANTS OF THE CONQUERORS : THE ESTABLISHMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE SEMI-WARRIOR STATUS OF THE "NOMADIC PEOPLE" IN THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE岩本 佳子Toyoshi Kenkyu (The Journal of Oriental Researches at Kyoto Univ.),, Dec. 2012, Peer-reviewed, Invited
- The transformation of "nomads" to "farmers": as seen in the governmental view of nomadic people in central Anatolia岩本 佳子SHIRIN (The Journal of History), Mar. 2010, Peer-reviewed
Misc.
- 西アジア・北アフリカ：イスラーム時代（前近代）（『史学雑誌：2022年の歴史学界（回顧と展望）』）岩本佳子史学雑誌：2022年の歴史学界（回顧と展望）, Jun. 2023, Lead author, Last author, Corresponding author
- 『牧畜を人文学する』シンジルト・地田徹朗編，名古屋大学出版会，2021（書評）岩本佳子西南アジア研究, Sep. 2023, Peer-reviewed, Lead author, Last author, Corresponding author
- (Book Review)IWAMOTO KeikoBULLETIN OF THE SOCIETY FOR NEAR EASTERN STUDIES IN JAPAN (NIPPON ORIENTO GAKKAI), 31 Mar. 2020, Peer-reviewed, Invited, Lead author, Corresponding author
- KONDO Nobuaki, Islamic Law and Society in Iran: A History of Qajar Teheran (Book review)IWAMOTO KeikoThe World of Islam (published by the Association for Islamic Studies in Japan), Jun. 2019, Peer-reviewed, Invited
- noneIWAMOTO KeikoField Plus, Jul. 2018, Invited
- Tax Register (tahrir defteri)IWAMOTO Keiko東洋文庫研究部イスラーム地域研究資料室 オスマン史料解題, Feb. 2016, Invited
- Practical Research Information : Practical Information on Booksellers and Libraries in Bulgaria岩本 佳子イスラーム世界研究, Mar. 2014
Presentations
- Between Demonization and Description: Analyzing Abede-i İblis as an early Twemtieth century Ottoman Account of the YezidisIWAMOTO KeikoKurdish Worlds Across Time and Space: Boundaries, Belonging, and the Making of History/“Everyday Forms of Ethnicity and Religiosity in Kurdistan: Comparative Inquiries into Social Organization of Cultural Difference and Crossborder Interaction in Iran, Iraq, and Turkey”, the 2nd meeting AY2025, 06 Feb. 2026, Invited
- Between Demonization and Description: Analyzing Abede-i İblis as an early 20th century Ottoman Account of the YezidisIWAMOTO Keiko2025年度九州史学会イスラム文明学分科会, 14 Dec. 2025, 九州史学会（九州大学）
- 「ジプシー çingene」は「ジズヤ」を支払ったのか？： オスマン朝における移動民管理と人頭税岩本佳子日本オリエント学会第66回大会, 13 Oct. 2024, 日本オリエント学会
- 近世期オスマン朝と「らしくない」遊牧民：16世紀の中央・南東アナトリア地域からの展望岩本佳子第45回立命館史学会大会, 26 Nov. 2023, 立命館大学史学会, Invited
- Another Nomadic Groups "Gypsy": Introduction to the Study of "Gypsies" in Ottoman HistoryIWAMOTO Keiko第59回野尻湖クリルタイ（日本アルタイ学会）, 29 Jun. 2024, 日本アルタイ学会
- 近代オスマン朝における同化・適応がもたらしたもの アブデュルハミト2世期におけるハミディイェ連隊・クルド・ イェズィーディー岩本佳子京都大学人文科学研究所研研究班「アジアにおける宗教諸文化の越境的波及と「地域」創出」（代表：中西竜也）定例研究会, 14 Jul. 2023, 京都大学人文科学研究所
- The “Nomadic Tradition” in Ottoman and Turkish Modernity: A Critical Analysis of its Uses and AbusesIWAMOTO Keiko第89回羽田記念館定例講演会, 07 Oct. 2023, Invited
- Nomadic Appropriation of the Ottoman Legend: The Case of Karakeçili Tribes in the Late Ottoman EmpireKeiko IWAMOTOTurkologentag 2023 Vienna 21-23 September 2023(The Fourth European Convention on Turkic, Ottoman and Turkish Studies), 22 Sep. 2023, The Society of Turkic, Ottoman and Turkish Studies (Gesellschaft für Turkologie, Osmanistik und Türkeiforschung, GTOT)
- 近代オスマン朝における 遊牧民集団の「包摂」： アブデュルハミト2世期における エルトゥールル廟とカラケチリ族岩本佳子九州史学会 研究報告会（イスラム文明学）, 11 Dec. 2022
- 近代オスマン朝における牧畜民の「取り込み」と「共生」：アブデュルハミト2世期のカラケチリ・クルドを中心に岩本佳子牧畜的共生のメカニズム（牧畜的共生研究会）, 08 Aug. 2022, Invited
- Alevis, Qizilbash and Yezidis on the Ottoman official documentsKeiko IWAMOTOアレヴィー／ベクタシ研究会, 22 Mar. 2022, アレヴィー／ベクタシ研究会, Invited
- What can be Learned from the Ottoman Official Documents?: A Case Study on Mother Queen's Waqf and the "Complicacy of Tax Collecting Rights" as Seen in the Order Registers in the Waqf Directorate ArchiveIWAMOTO Keiko東文研セミナー「第1回オスマン帝国史研究セミナー」, 19 Dec. 2020, 東京大学東洋文化研究所班研究「オスマン朝史料学の方法的課題」（主任：秋葉淳）, Invited
- 「ワクフのレアーヤー」たる遊牧民：オスマン朝における徴税権の複層化とその影響岩本佳子2019年度東洋史研究会大会, 04 Nov. 2019, 東洋史研究会, Invited
- Stockbreeder or Farm Worker: Duration of “Nomadic” Grouping in the 16th Century Ottoman Adana ProvinceIWAMOTO KeikoThe International Symposium on the Altay Communities VIII @ No.2 Residence of the President of Kyrgyz Republic, Cholpon-Ata, Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyz, 21 Aug. 2019
- 租税調査台帳 Tahrir Defteri はいつ消滅したのか：オスマン朝における租税調査台帳の発展と衰退の研究岩本佳子共同利用・共同研究課題「オスマン文書史料の基礎的研究」2018年度第2回研究会, 27 Feb. 2019, 共同利用・共同研究課題「オスマン文書史料の基礎的研究」, Invited
- Tax Survey as a Reference Material: A Study on Tahrir Defteri Utilization in the Post-Classical Ottoman EmpireIWAMOTO Keiko2nd International Congress on Ottoman Studies (OSARK) @Tirana International Hotel, Tirana, Albania, 18 Oct. 2018
- From Tax-Exempt to Tax-Payer: Yörüks and Müsellems in the Post-Classical Ottoman EmpireIWAMOTO Keiko14th International Congress of Ottoman Social and Economic History (ICOSEH), 25 Jul. 2017
- 「参照資料としての租税台帳：オスマン朝行政における16世紀以降の租税台帳の活用に関する考察岩本佳子日本中東学会第33 回年次大会, 14 May 2017
- 「我らのスルタン」か「我らのパーディシャー」か：オスマン朝文書行政における 君主の呼称をめぐる一考察岩本佳子日本オリエント学会第 58 回大会, 12 Nov. 2016
- Tax Revenue and Troublesome Nomads: A Study of the Settlement Policy on Turkish and Kurdish Nomads by the Ottoman EmpireIWAMOTO KeikoConsortium for Asian and African Studies (CAAS) Symposium “Crossing the Boundaries: Asians and Africans on the Move”, 23 Oct. 2016
- Transformation of the Ottoman Auxiliary Unit in the Post-Classical Age: A Study on Müsellems in the BalkansIWAMOTO KeikoTurkologentag 2016: Second European Convention on Turkic, Ottoman and Turkish Studies, 15 Sep. 2016
- An Introduction to research on the auxiliary units in the Ottoman Empire: With a focus on Müsellems in BalkansIWAMOTO Keiko57th The Society for Near Eastern Studies in Japan Annual Meeting, 18 Dec. 2015
- A Study on Turning Point for the Ottoman Policy Applied to Nomads: The Settlement Policy on Turkish and Kurdish Nomads in the 17th-18th CenturiesIWAMOTO Keiko49th MESA (Middle East Studies Association) Annual Meeting, 23 Nov. 2015
- The Change of the Ottoman Semi-Military Classes in the Balkan Peninsula: a Study of the Yörük in Rumeli and the Descendants of the Conquerors in the 17th and 18th CenturiesIWAMOTO KeikoWorld Congress for Middle Eastern Studies(WOCMES), 20 Aug. 2014
- 18世紀のオスマン帝国における「征服者の子孫たち」の変遷岩本佳子日本中東学会第30回年次大会, 11 May 2014
- 何故、ルメリのユリュクは「ユリュク」と呼ばれたのか：ルメリのユリュック、タタールの生産活動、土地利用の一考察岩本佳子08 Dec. 2013, 平成25年度九州史学会大会
- オスマン帝国における「準軍人」： ルメリ・ユリュックと「征服者の息子たち」の分析を中心に岩本佳子日本オリエント学会第 54 回大会, 25 Nov. 2012
- Nomads without Sheep: An Analysis of the Settlements of the Nomadic People in Adana sancağı during the 16th CenturyIWAMOTO Keikok.i.keiko.iwamoto, 09 May 2010
Books and Other Publications
- Altay Toplulukları: Hayvan ve Hayvancılık [АЛТАЙ ЭЛДЕРИ: МАЛ ЧАРБАЧЫЛЫГЫ]Contributor, Stockbreeder or Farm Worker: Duration of “Nomadic” Grouping in the 16th Century Ottoman Adana Province2023, Not refereed
- 建築知識（2025年7月号）建築知識(編); 岩本佳子, Contributor, 遊牧民のテント式住居：家畜と絨毯で生計を立てた遊牧民の暮らしの拠点エクスナレッジ, Jun. 2025
- Syrian-Kurdish intersections in the Ottoman periodWinter, Stefan; Hajhasan, Zainab, Joint work, Waqf versus Miri Nomads: Taxation, Endowment, and Settlement Practices in Northern Syria in the Eighteenth CenturyUniversity of Toronto Press, 2024, Refereed
- 地中海の歴史世界2021・歴史の中の地中海2022（極東証券寄付講座 慶應義塾大学文学部 専門教育科目 講義録）極東証券寄付講座; 慶應義塾大学文学部; 専門教育科目, Joint work慶應義塾大学文学部, 31 Mar. 2023, Not refereed
- The Pastoral World: A Photographic Analysis of Convivialityシンジルト(編, Joint work, 牧畜民とオスマン朝、そして現代：牧畜の記憶はどう語り継がれ、扱われてきたのか風響社, 10 Mar. 2022
- From the Libraries of the World: A Guide to Libraries and Archives for Asia StudiesUehiro Project for the Asian Research Library (U-PARL) (e, Contributor, トプカプ宮殿博物館附属図書館・文書館勉誠出版, Mar. 2019, Not refereed
- Nomads and the Early Modern Empire: Nomadic Peoples under Ottoman Rule from the 15th to the 18th Centuries（帝国と遊牧民 : 近世オスマン朝の視座より）IWAMOTO Keiko, Single work京都大学学術出版会, Feb. 2019
- 続・ユーラシアの東西を眺める岩本佳子, Joint work, オスマン帝国の中の「タタール」：15から16世紀のアナトリアとバルカン半島におけるタタールと呼ばれた集団についての一考察京都大学大学院文学研究科, Jun. 2014, Not refereed
Media Coverage
- Searching the footprints of Ottoman nomadic people in the BalkansResearch Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa Tojyo University of Foreign Studies, FIELDPLUS, no.20, pp.24-25, 10 Jul. 2018, Pr
External funds: Kakenhi
- Historical Study of Relationship between Image and Policy of Nomadic People in Ottoman Empire and Modern TurkeyGrant-in-Aid for Early-Career ScientistsBasic Section 03030:History of Asia and Africa-relatedKyoto University;Nagasaki UniversityKeiko IwamotoFrom 01 Apr. 2021, To 31 Mar. 2025, Project Closed遊牧民;オスマン帝国;トルコ共和国;定住化;言説;エルトゥールル;ハミト期
- International joint research on social class and gender in the Ottoman EmpireGrant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)Basic Section 03030:History of Asia and Africa-relatedThe University of TokyoJun AkibaFrom 01 Apr. 2020, To 31 Mar. 2024, Project Closedオスマン帝国;社会階層;トルコ;国際共同研究;ウラマー;軍人;教育;法廷文書;ジェンダー史
- Historical study on interactions and conflicts between the Ottoman Empire and Kurdish, Turkish nomadsGrant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)Tokyo University of Foreign StudiesKeiko IWAMOTOFrom 01 Apr. 2017, To 31 Mar. 2020, Project Closedオスマン朝;遊牧民;テュルクメン;クルド;定住化;ワクフ;シリア;トルコ;東洋史
- Formation of Modern Society in the Ottoman Empire, 17th to 19th CenturiesGrant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)Chiba UniversityJun AkibaFrom 01 Apr. 2014, To 31 Mar. 2018, Project Closedオスマン帝国史;中東・イスラーム史;西アジア史;社会史;法社会史;エゴドキュメント;書物史;都市社会史;近世史;18世紀;イスラーム史;史学史;女子教育;オスマン帝国;アジア史;西アジア・イスラーム史;近代史;トルコ;宗派化;東洋史;遺産目録
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Education
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- From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026Readings in Humanities and Social Sciences (Letters, English)A-E1HA02, Spring, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2
- From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026West Asian History (Seminars)6861, Fall, Faculty of Letters, 1
- From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026West Asian History (Seminars)6842, Year-long, Faculty of Letters, 4
- From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026West Asian History (Seminars)6840, Year-long, Faculty of Letters, 4
- From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026West Asian History (Seminars)6842, Year-long, Graduate School of Letters, 4
- From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026West Asian History (Special Lectures)6831, Fall, Faculty of Letters, 2
- From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026West Asian History (Special Lectures)6831, Fall, Graduate School of Letters, 2
- From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025West Asian History (Seminars)6861, Fall, Faculty of Letters, 1
- From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025West Asian History (Seminars)6842, Year-long, Graduate School of Letters, 4
- From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025West Asian History (Seminars)6842, Year-long, Faculty of Letters, 4
- From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025West Asian History (Seminars)6840, Year-long, Faculty of Letters, 4
- From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025West Asian History (Special Lectures)6831, Spring, Faculty of Letters, 2
- From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025West Asian History (Special Lectures)6831, Fall, Faculty of Letters, 2
- From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025West Asian History (Special Lectures)6831, Spring, Graduate School of Letters, 2
- From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025West Asian History (Special Lectures)6831, Fall, Graduate School of Letters, 2
- From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024West Asian History (Seminars)6842, Year-long, Graduate School of Letters, 4
- From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024West Asian History (Seminars)6842, Year-long, Faculty of Letters, 4
- From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024West Asian History (Seminars)6840, Year-long, Faculty of Letters, 4
- From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024West Asian History (Special Lectures)6831, Spring, Graduate School of Letters, 2
- From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024West Asian History (Special Lectures)6831, Fall, Graduate School of Letters, 2
- From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024West Asian History (Special Lectures)6831, Spring, Faculty of Letters, 2
- From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024West Asian History (Special Lectures)6831, Fall, Faculty of Letters, 2
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Administration
School management (title, position)
- From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026アジア未来リーダー育成奨学金プログラム（AFLSP）タスクフォース 委員
- From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2026アジア未来リーダー育成奨学金プログラムタスクフォース委員会員
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Academic, Social Contribution
Committee Memberships
- From Sep. 2025, To Present編集委員, 史学研究会
- From Apr. 2024, To Present評議員, 史学研究会
- From Apr. 2023, To Present評議員, 東洋史研究会
- From Apr. 2023, To Present編集委員, 西南アジア研究会
- From Apr. 2009, To Mar. 2010庶務委員, 西南アジア研究会
- From Apr. 2008, To Mar. 2010庶務委員, 史学研究会
