| Title of the article: |
Interconfessional and property relations in Bulgarian lands in the XVII – beginning of the XIX centuries on the basis of hüccets analysis |
| Author(s): |
LEONTYEVA A. A. |
| Section: |
History and Culture of Slavic World |
| Year: |
2014 |
| Issue: |
№ 4 (34) |
| Pages: |
22-27 |
| Index UDK: |
94(497.4) |
| Index BBK: |
63.3(0)5(4Бол) |
| Abstract: |
Hüccets (Ottoman Sale contracts) are records of contract of sale of property and were proof of the ownership of the property. One of the outstanding features of these documents is its strict structure. We can find the list of the neighboring houses owners in Hüccets. On the basis of the analysis of this information it is possible to trace peaceful coexistence of people of different confessions in towns and challenge common assumption about town neighborhoods. The information about composition of possession is contained in the documents, it enables us to make important conclusions about social-economic development of Ottoman society in Bulgarian lands. Comparison of Muslim’s and Christians property allows us to understand the cultural differences in everyday life. The final point of every document is the list of witnesses of sale, this information allows us to analyse professional family relations in town society. Proceeding from an analysis we may say that Hüccets are very important sources, which have not been studied in historiography. A complex approach to the study of this kind of documents allowed us to make important conclusions about various aspects of life in Bulgarian lands in XVII – beginning of XIX centuries |
| Keywords: |
Ottoman Empire, Bulgarian lands, qadis courts documents |
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