Abstract:

The 15-16th century drainage records, which provided qualifying statistical data to the Ottoman historians, left their place in the drainage records as a result of the abandonment of the drainages in the 17th century. Thus, the archives became one of the most important sources of the 17th century Ottoman social, economic and demographic history. Many state centers and cities were not found in the archives of Diyarbekir's records when they were studied with these sources. There are two kinds of books and documents that have been left untouched in the Ottoman Archive recently: Amid (Diyarbekir). In this study, the two newly found books of 1618 and 1652 were introduced and the content was analyzed. With the data provided by the books, Amid studied the neighborhood, village and family structure between 1618-1652 years. In the first half of the century, some aspects of Amid's settlement and economic history were lighted. The distribution and tax conditions of Christians, Jews and Shems who form Muslims and non-Muslims living in the city were revealed. Thus, the crises faced by the Ottoman Empire in the 17th century, the financial disruptions and the reflections of the transformations were attempted to be observed in the center of the Diyarbekir state in Amid. Abstract Tahrir books of the 15-16th century, which provided statistics data to the Ottoman historians, were replaced by Avaris books as a result of the abandonment of the tahrirs in the 17th century. Therefore, the Avatar Books became one of the most important sources of the 17th century Ottoman social, economic and demographic history. While many Ottoman cities were examined with these sources, the books of Diyarbekir were not found in the archives. Among defters and documents left unclassified in the Ottoman Archives, two defters of Amid (Diyarbekir) found recently. In this study, the introduction and content analysis of two newly found books belonging to 1618 and 1652 were made. With the data provided by the registers, the neighborhood, village and tribal structure of Amid between 1618-1652 was examined, and some aspects of Amid's settlement and economic history in the first half of the 17th century were shed light on. The pattern of Christians, Jews and Shamsi, who constitute non-Muslims and Muslims living in the city, to the settlements and tax conditions were revealed. Thus, the crises, the financial difficulties and the reflections of the transformations in the countryside faced by the Ottoman Empire in the 17th century, were tried to be observed in Amid, the center of the province of Diyarbekir.

Keywords: