Celalis Recorded in the Account Books

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2004-03-01

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Orbay, Kayhan

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The Ottoman Empire passed through a period of economic crisis and social disturbances in late 16th and throughout the 17th century. The Empire witnessed the widespread Celali rebellions which are seen as one of the main reasons behind the crisis in agricultural economy. Institutional and local studies provide us with valuable information to clarify the extent and the consequences of the Celali rebellions and ensuing devastating effects. In this context, the waqfs are particularly important to reveal the effects of Celalis on these major institutions and on the agricultural economy. Studies on the waqfs refer to the financial difficulties and deteriorating agricultural conditions. Although the records directly mentioning the Celali effects are not documented in the account books, the Celalis are assumed to be one of the main reasons for the financial difficulties. In this paper, I examine the account books of Bâyezîd II's waqf in Amasya and Mehmed I's waqf in Bursa in which the effects of the Celalis are directly mentioned enabling us to reconsider the Celali effect on the imperial waqf institutions.

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/71152
https://www.jstor.org/stable/41913167?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents

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Rivista degli Studi Orientali

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Department of History, Article

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K. Orbay, “Celalis Recorded in the Account Books,” Rivista degli Studi Orientali, pp. 71–83, 2004, Accessed: 00, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/71152.