Попис нахије Косово из 1574. године
The Census of the Kosovo nâhiye from 1574

Summary/Abstract: This paper offers a critical edition (including text, translation and facsimile) of the census of the Kosovo nâhiyefrom 1574. After the Turkish conquest (c. 1522), this nâhiyewas originally part of the vilâyetof Croatia (Vilâyet-i Hırvat) in the Sanjak of Bosnia, but since the 1540s it belonged to the Sanjak of Klis. The census is an extract from the 1574 Extensive defter of the Sanjak of Klis, in which, for the first time since the fall of these areas under Ottoman rule, complete data on all settlements was accumulated. The edition also provides detailed information on historical and geographical background of the region, identification of toponyms, comparison with the data from other defters covering the same region, and additional notes where they were needed. Until the end of the 16th century, Kosovo was inhabited almost exclusively by people of vlach status, and population density was relatively good. Christian population was dominant in this nâhiye(circa 90%).

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