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==Military Head Tax Register [''Cizye Defter'']== | ==Military Head Tax Register [''Cizye Defter'']== | ||
Research use: These records provide an early listing of names and probably age and residence of a significant portion of the male population; may provide some lineage linking information if sons are listed with fathers. | '''Research use:''' These records provide an early listing of names and probably age and residence of a significant portion of the male population; may provide some lineage linking information if sons are listed with fathers.<br> | ||
'''Reliability:''' Probably good.<ref name="profile"/> | |||
Record type: A register of those who paid the military head tax [''cizye'']. This tax was levied on all non-Muslims in place of military service. It is not possible to determine specific information about these records without on-site investigation. | ===How to Find the Records=== | ||
===Historical Background=== | |||
Time period: 1551-1840. | '''Record type:''' A register of those who paid the military head tax [''cizye'']. This tax was levied on all non-Muslims in place of military service. It is not possible to determine specific information about these records without on-site investigation.<Br> | ||
===Coverage and Compliance=== | |||
Contents: Lists of cizye payers with accompanying documents and receipts. The lists may include a comprehensive listing of Christian and Jewish males throughout the Ottoman Empire; probably providing ages and residences. There are apparently 418 volumes (the source of this number is unknown). | '''Time period:''' 1551-1840.<br> | ||
'''Location:''' National Archives [''Başbakanlık Osmanlı Arşivi''] in Istanbul; also referred to as the Prime Ministry Archives.<br> | |||
'''Population coverage:''' 5 to 6%. Apparently includes only non-Muslims. | |||
===Information Recorded in the Records=== | |||
'''Contents:''' Lists of cizye payers with accompanying documents and receipts. The lists may include a comprehensive listing of Christian and Jewish males throughout the Ottoman Empire; probably providing ages and residences. There are apparently 418 volumes (the source of this number is unknown). | |||
==Turkish Council of State and Population Statistics== | ==Turkish Council of State and Population Statistics== | ||
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