Bøger af Hayashi

When the Ottoman Empire undertook reforms to re-centralise and westernise in the first half of the 19th century, the first task was to introduce a new taxation system. This volume examines temettuat defterlen belonging to five cities from Balkan to Anatolia and examines various socio-economic aspects of the period of change.

When the Ottoman Empire undertook the reform for re-centralization and westernization in the first half of 19th century, the first task was to introduce a new taxation system, which would necessitate the inspection of the population. For this reason, just after the declaration of Tanzimat, taxpayers in the Empire and their income were investigated. This volume examines temettuat defterleri belonging to five cities from Balkan to Anatolia and tries to show various socio-economic aspects in the period of change.