Christians and Muslims in Ottoman Cyprus and the Mediterranean World, 1571-1640Wrested from the rule of the Venetians, the island of Cyprus took on cultural shadings of enormous complexity as a new province of the Ottoman empire, involving the compulsory migration of hundreds of Muslim Turks to the island from the nearby Karamna province, the conversion of large numbers of native Greek Orthodox Christians to Islam, an abortive plan to settle Jews there, and the circumstances of islanders who had formerly been held by the venetians. Delving into contemporary archival records of the lte sixteenth and early seventeenth conturies, particularly judicial refisters, Professor Jennings uncovers the island society as seen through local law courts, public works, and charitable institutions. |
Contents
The Women of the Island | 14 |
Islamic Pious Foundations Evkaf and Public Welfare | 40 |
Kadi Court and Legal System | 69 |
The Military Corps Janissaries and Spahis and the Police | 107 |
Greek Orthodox Christians and Other | 132 |
Disastrous Effects of Locusts Plague and Malaria on | 173 |
Forced Population Transfers and the Banishment | 212 |
Slaves and Slavery | 240 |
The Cities and Towns | 248 |
IO Loans and Credit | 281 |
The Economy as Seen through Western Sources | 297 |
The Economy as Seen through Ottoman Sources | 311 |
Navies Trade Smuggling and Piracy Linking Cyprus | 345 |
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Common terms and phrases
17th century According adult males agent vekil akce akce/day akce/vakiye akce/year altun Anatolia Armenian banished to Cyprus beg bn beşe bint bn Abdullah bn Mehmed Ca'fer Paşa çavuş bn çelebi Christian claim Cobham cotton Cypriot dirhems district efendi evkaf galleys Girniye governor Greek Orthodox haci hane Hasan head tax Ibrahim imperial order involved Islam island Istanbul janissaries kadi kantar kaza kethuda keyl land Larnaka late Latin Lefka Lefkoşa legal agent Levant Limosa locusts Lusignan Magosa Mediterranean Mehmed Mehmed bn merchants Mesariye mevlana Mevlevi Muharrem muhtesib Muslims Mustafa Paşa mutevelli nahiye non-Muslims official Omer Ottoman conquest Ottoman empire pirates plague population Porte quarter Ramazan Rebi Receb registered revenues riyali guruş Şaban Sefer şerif Şevval Sharia ships Silifke slaves sold spahis sugar Suleyman Sultan tax farm timar town trade Tuzla vakf vakiye Venetian Venice village of Lefkoşa wine women Yakimo Yorgi Yusuf Zil-Hicce Zil-Kade zimmi