According to Tahrir Registers, Neighbourhoods of Kyustendil in XVIth Century
Kyustendil city, which is also known as “Ilıca” name in history, is located nowadays in the West of Bulgaria where the Serb, Macedonian and Bulgarian boundaries intersect. Kyustendil was conquered by the Sultan Murad the First in 1372 and after 1395 it was became an Ottoman Sanjak. Kyustendil, wh...
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| Language: | English |
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Celal Öney
2017-04-01
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| Series: | Journal of History and Future |
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| Online Access: | http://dergipark.gov.tr/download/article-file/280707 |
| Summary: | Kyustendil city, which is also known as “Ilıca” name in history, is located nowadays
in the West of Bulgaria where the Serb, Macedonian and Bulgarian boundaries intersect.
Kyustendil was conquered by the Sultan Murad the First in 1372 and after 1395 it was
became an Ottoman Sanjak. Kyustendil, which is a part of Rumelia Province, has entered
to the turning point starting from the beginning of the 15th century with the execution of
development and housing activities and reached the identity of being an Ottoman city. At
the 16th century in 53 years between the first census and last census, the population of
Kyustendil has doubled and there were Muslim residents in significant ratio. In this study,it has been aimed to put forward the Muslim and non-Muslim population living in Kyustendil
according to the 16th century census books. By dwelling on the Muslim neighbourhood
establishments with the increase in population, the population status of these neighbourhoods
are being compared according to the censuses. In addition, the reasons behind the continuity
of increase in Muslim population have been revealed.
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| ISSN: | 2458-7672 2458-7672 |