РЕЕСТР ОСМАНОВ МЕХМЕДА СЮРЕЙЯ - ЦЕННЫЙ ИСТОЧНИК СВЕДЕНИЙ ПО ИСТОРИИ КАВКАЗСКИХ ДИАСПОР ОСМАНСКОЙ ИМПЕРИИ

Abstract

Until the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, the Caucasus region remained of major strategic importance for Istanbul, as evidenced by the fact that this region repeatedly became the theatre of confrontation between the Ottomans and neighboring powers. The Ottomans did not create a specific system of relations with the population of the region, but, at the same time, the Caucasian ethnic groups were widely represented in the civil service of the empire. The problem of the representation of ethnic groups of the Caucasus in the service of the Ottoman empire has already been considered in the works of domestic and foreign authors. However, researchers have not yet taken into account the bibliographic encyclopedia Sicill-i Osmani written by the Ottoman author of the late 19 th century Mehmed Sureyya, who collected biographies of over 17 thousand famous Ottoman figures of different years in his work. In this regard, the purpose of this article is to characterize the work of Mehmed Sureyya and introduce data from this source into scientific circulation.