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==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. | |||
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. | |||
Time period: 1551-1840. | |||
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). | |||
Location: National Archives [Babakanlk Arivi] in Istanbul; also referred to as the Prime Ministry Archives. | |||
Population coverage: 5 to 6%. Apparently includes only non-Muslims. Because this is a record of taxation there may be a portion of the non-Muslim population who evaded registration. | |||
Reliability: Probably good.<ref name="profile"/> | |||
==Turkish Council of State and Population Statistics== | ==Turkish Council of State and Population Statistics== | ||