Abstract:

This paper presents Višegrad nahiye in the Upper Podrinje (territory of today's Bosnia and Herzegovina) based on the summary 1468/69 census of the Sanjak of Bosnia. The Ottoman nahiye establishment and the appearance and function of the fortress of Višegrad are presented. With its functional and typological characteristics, the fortress was a part of the defence system of the Sanjak of Bosnia. Ottoman's military garrison was concentrated in it. The defter was used to show the distribution of feudal income of the fortress mustahfizes in the Višegrad nahiye. In some parts of villages, a number of members of the special military class - voynuks - were listed. The census data compensated to a significant extent the lack of sources needed for reconstruction of the settlements and population density in the second half of the 15h century. The authors state the rural settlements, number of households, single men, total income, and population data covered by the census.

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