(H.1252/M.1836) Yılı Nüfus Sayımına Göre Van Kazasına Bağlı Gayrimüslim Köylerin Demografk Yapısı

Abstract

Initially, the census which was for determinations of land and tax was substituted more systematic census when the Otoman Empire began to modernize in the 19th century. On the basis of innovations, the first modern population census, which requires the state to centralize in many fields especially about tax and military service, was done in 1831. Thus, the empire sought to have a detailed knowledge of the quantity and qualities of its human power. Due to the heterogeneous population structure and political and military reasons, it was so difficult to determine the actual population. One of the census, which was tried to spread throughout the empire, was made in the state of Van in 1836. In this census, except the center villages and neighborhoods, the records of sub-district and district of Van, was also provided. In this study, ‘’The Book of Non-muslim Male Population of the Centre Villages of Van within the State of Van’’ registered with the NFS.d code and with the number 2798 and ‘’The Book of Non-muslim Villages that are Abroad under the Centre of Van’’ registered with the NFS.d code and with the number 2799 in the Prime Ministry Ottoman Archive, which follows the prior especially about the settlement places, were examined.