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==Ottoman Cadastral Surveys [''Tahrir Mufassal Defter'']== | ==Ottoman Cadastral Surveys [''Tahrir Mufassal Defter'']== | ||
Research use: These records establish individual identity and residence; may sometimes establish family groups (at least partial). | '''Research use:''' These records establish individual identity and residence; may sometimes establish family groups (at least partial).<br> | ||
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Record type: The Ottoman Turks conducted extensive surveys of land and population for taxation purposes as early as the 1500s. These early surveys are of great value to demographers to estimate the size and character of the population in various regions of the Ottoman empire, but they contain no names and are not of significant genealogical value. After the Crimean war a cadastral (land) survey was conducted to reestablish the tax base of the empire. This and later surveys included names of head of households. This survey was conducted in 1858-1859 in the provinces [''sancaks''] of Bursa and Janina, then empire wide in 1860. | ===How to Find the Records=== | ||
===Historical Background=== | |||
Time period: 1858-1914. | '''Record type:''' The Ottoman Turks conducted extensive surveys of land and population for taxation purposes as early as the 1500s. These early surveys are of great value to demographers to estimate the size and character of the population in various regions of the Ottoman empire, but they contain no names and are not of significant genealogical value. After the Crimean war a cadastral (land) survey was conducted to reestablish the tax base of the empire. This and later surveys included names of head of households. This survey was conducted in 1858-1859 in the provinces [''sancaks''] of Bursa and Janina, then empire wide in 1860. | ||
===Coverage and Compliance=== | |||
'''Time period:''' 1858-1914.<br> | |||
'''Location:''' Cadastral Department archives [''Tapu ve Kadastro Umum Mudurlugu arşivi''] in Ankara and Istanbul.<br> | |||
Location: Cadastral Department archives [''Tapu ve Kadastro Umum Mudurlugu arşivi''] in Ankara and Istanbul. | '''Population coverage:''' Less than 30%. Women and children are generally not listed and remote localities may not be surveyed. | ||
Population coverage: Less than 30%. Women and children are generally not listed and remote localities may not be surveyed. | ===Information Recorded in the Records=== | ||
'''Contents:''' Names of heads of households and of any other taxpayers living in the same households; occupation and income; sometimes include names of females and children. | |||
==Military Head Tax Register [''Cizye Defter'']== | ==Military Head Tax Register [''Cizye Defter'']== | ||
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