Malikâne Sistemi

• Abstract: As a solution to the economic crisis, the Ottoman Empire began to practice forms of tax farming were known as iltizam and malik&#;ne in whole country from the XVIIth century. It is possible to assess the application and problems were faced in the application of malik&#;ne system in a limited region and time with a detailed and comprehensive study. This study aims to reveal the assessment and problems were faced in the application of malik&#;ne system based on the Sanjak of Kastamonu. From this perspective, this study focuses on the most difficult issues for the rulers (mutasarrıflar) of malik&#;ne in the Sanjak of Kastamonu. The problems occurred in tax collection were the most difficult problems for the rulers of malik&#;ne in the Sanjak of Kastamonu. Besides, maintaining order and security of the revenue units (mukataas) in the sanjak, the interventions the holders of iltizam (m&#;ltezim) to each others and appointing guarantors were other problems for the rulers of malik&#;ne. This study reveals these problems and the policy of the Ottoman Empire towards this situation in the light of the archive documents in the Presidential Ottoman Archive.
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