Avârız and Nüzul Levies in the Ottoman Empire: A Case Study of the Province of Karaman 1620s-1700

Year 2006, Volume: 70 Issue: 258, 561 - 588, 20.08.2006

Süleyman Demirci

https://doi.org/10.37879/belleten.2006.561

Abstract

Basing on firsthand research on original, largely unused Ottoman archival registers (Anadolu ve Rumeli eyâletleri avârizhâne defterleri), this paper intends to examine in a systematic way avâriz and nüzul levies and their rates in the province of Karaman from 1620s to 1700. The focus of this paper will be the development of avâriz and nüzul levies as an alternative major source of regular taxation for the Ottoman government during the seventeenth century. It is a line of research that has so far attracted little attention from scholars despite the fact that there is now more debate on Ottoman socio-economic history generally.This examination will enables us to see for the first time how the avâriz and nüzul rates fluctuated during the seventeenth century down to the level of livas within the Province.

Keywords

Avârız, Nüzul, Ottoman Empire, Karaman, 1620s-1700, History

References

• A. PRIMARY SOURCES
• I -UNPUBLISHED ARCHIVE SOURCES
• Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, Osmanlı Arşivi, (The Ottoman Archive of the General Directorate of State Archives: formerly Başbakanlık Arşivi-Prime Ministry Archive), İstanbul, (DAGM)
• 1. Kamil Kepeci Classification [KK]
• Avârizhane Registers 2587-1050/1640, 2604-1053/1643, 2623-1065/1655, 2625-1067/1657, 3810- 1070/1660, 3354-1074-75/1665, 2651-1080/1670, 2790-1082/1672, 2659- 1084/1674, 2665-1086/1676, 3809-1089/1679.
• 2. Maliyeden Müdevver Classification [MM]
• Avârizhane Registers 2751-1030/1621, 3862-1038/1628, 3382-1050/1640, 3845-1051/1641, 3074- 1051-52/1642, 2808-1055/1645, 3832-1058/1648, 3835-1057-59/1649, 4950- 1060/1650, 2780-1061/1651, 1980-1061/1651, 3844-1062/1652, 2989- 1064/1654, 3847-1066/1656, 3850-1067-68/1658, 2998-1068/1658, 2749- 1068/1658, 2653-1080/1670, 7857-1080/1670, 3067-1073-74/1664, 2783- 1075/1665, 3836-1078/1668, 3003-1081/1671, 3834-1081/1671, 2412- 1083/1673, 2505-1085/1675, 3841-1088/1678, 3837-1090/1680, 3830- 1091/1681, 9480-1096/1686, 2805-1097/1687, 2800-1098/1688, 3839- 1098/1688, 2793-1103/1691, 2471-1104/1692, 2987-1106/1694, 3807- 1108/1696, 3820-1111/1699, 3826-1112/1700
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