THE DEVSHIRME SYSTEM AND THE LEVIED CHILDREN OF BURSA IN 1603-4 AD

Yilmaz G.

BELLETEN, cilt.79, sa.286, ss.901-932, 2015 (AHCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 79 Sayı: 286
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Dergi Adı: BELLETEN
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.901-932
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: devshirme, early modern childhood, Bursa, acemi oglan, Ottoman children
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This paper addresses two main questions in regards to the devshirme system: how did the devshirme system function at a local level and how were local politics triggered by the levy; and what were the experiences of the children who were levied. Utilizing a unique register called suru defter that lists children who were levied in 1603-4, the system is traced in the region of Bursa in 1603-4. The muhimme defiers and court records from Bursa are also referenced.