Research Article

Eunuchs and the City: Residences and Real Estate Owned by Court Eunuchs in Late Sixteenth-Century Istanbul

Volume: 3 December 30, 2021
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Eunuchs and the City: Residences and Real Estate Owned by Court Eunuchs in Late Sixteenth-Century Istanbul

Abstract

This article explores how the Ottoman court eunuchs engaged with the topography and population of Istanbul by examining the urban residences and other real estate endowed in the 1590s by four aghas representing different backgrounds and career tracks across the court eunuch spectrum. Using evidence gleaned from their endowment deeds and other documents, it attempts to reconstruct their immediate living environments and map their property ownership across the cityscape, reflecting on the spatial distribution and concentration areas of their real estate, the continuities and changes in their residential patterns, as well as how their career tracks, family members, friends, and other connections informed their proprietorship.

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Thanks

I would like to thank Shirine Hamadeh, who read the earliest version of this article, and the anonymous reviewers for their useful suggestions. I am also grateful to the editorial team and especially K. Mehmet Kentel for their kind help and contributions throughout the publication process.

References

  1. Prime Ministry Ottoman Archives (Başbakanlık Osmanlı Arşivi, BOA): Bâb-ı Defterî Süvari Mukabelesi Kalemi Defterleri (D.SVM.d.) 36080.
  2. Prime Ministry Ottoman Archives (Başbakanlık Osmanlı Arşivi, BOA): Evkaf Haremeyn Muhasebesi Defterleri (EV.HMH.d.) 4146.
  3. Prime Ministry Ottoman Archives (Başbakanlık Osmanlı Arşivi, BOA): İbnülemin Vakıf (İE.EV) 1/100.
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  8. Topkapı Palace Museum Archive (TSMA): Evrak (e.): 892/37, 969/63, 1078/7, 1243/72, 1243/75, 1243/79, 1250/9, 1252/26, 1252/48.

Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

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Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 30, 2021

Submission Date

June 15, 2021

Acceptance Date

July 9, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 3

APA
Dikici, E. (2021). Eunuchs and the City: Residences and Real Estate Owned by Court Eunuchs in Late Sixteenth-Century Istanbul. YILLIK: Annual of Istanbul Studies, 3, 7-37. https://doi.org/10.53979/yillik.2021.2
AMA
1.Dikici E. Eunuchs and the City: Residences and Real Estate Owned by Court Eunuchs in Late Sixteenth-Century Istanbul. YILLIK. 2021;3:7-37. doi:10.53979/yillik.2021.2
Chicago
Dikici, Ezgi. 2021. “Eunuchs and the City: Residences and Real Estate Owned by Court Eunuchs in Late Sixteenth-Century Istanbul”. YILLIK: Annual of Istanbul Studies 3 (December): 7-37. https://doi.org/10.53979/yillik.2021.2.
EndNote
Dikici E (December 1, 2021) Eunuchs and the City: Residences and Real Estate Owned by Court Eunuchs in Late Sixteenth-Century Istanbul. YILLIK: Annual of Istanbul Studies 3 7–37.
IEEE
[1]E. Dikici, “Eunuchs and the City: Residences and Real Estate Owned by Court Eunuchs in Late Sixteenth-Century Istanbul”, YILLIK, vol. 3, pp. 7–37, Dec. 2021, doi: 10.53979/yillik.2021.2.
ISNAD
Dikici, Ezgi. “Eunuchs and the City: Residences and Real Estate Owned by Court Eunuchs in Late Sixteenth-Century Istanbul”. YILLIK: Annual of Istanbul Studies 3 (December 1, 2021): 7-37. https://doi.org/10.53979/yillik.2021.2.
JAMA
1.Dikici E. Eunuchs and the City: Residences and Real Estate Owned by Court Eunuchs in Late Sixteenth-Century Istanbul. YILLIK. 2021;3:7–37.
MLA
Dikici, Ezgi. “Eunuchs and the City: Residences and Real Estate Owned by Court Eunuchs in Late Sixteenth-Century Istanbul”. YILLIK: Annual of Istanbul Studies, vol. 3, Dec. 2021, pp. 7-37, doi:10.53979/yillik.2021.2.
Vancouver
1.Ezgi Dikici. Eunuchs and the City: Residences and Real Estate Owned by Court Eunuchs in Late Sixteenth-Century Istanbul. YILLIK. 2021 Dec. 1;3:7-37. doi:10.53979/yillik.2021.2

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