R. 1306 (M. 1890) Aydın Vilayet Salnamesine Göre Saruhan (Manisa) Sancağı ve İdarî Kadrosu
According to R. 1306 (A.D. 1890) Aydın Province Yearbook, Saruhan (Manisa) Sanjak and Administrative Staff

Summary/Abstract: Manisa, one of the important cities of the Aegean region, has attracted the attention of many civilizations throughout history with its fertile lands. During the Ottoman period, Manisa Sanjak continued to be known as the "City of Şehzades" even today because it was the place where the future Sultans were taught the administration. During the governorship of the şehzades, Manisa, besides being a home of science and wisdom, had its share in terms of construction activities at the highest level, and the historical cultural heritage of today's Manisa has been a product of this rising period. Since ancient times, the city has also developed economically because it is at the intersection point of historical roads that reach the Aegean coasts from Central Anatolia. One of the important sources to be consulted in historical researches is Salnames and they are divided into two groups as official and private. Official salnames held regularly under the name of Salname-i Devlet-i Aliyye-i Osmaniyye and are examined in three parts as State Salnames, Ministry Salnames and Provincial Salnames. In the provincial yearbooks, which are within the scope of our subject, many subjects such as the annual administrative division and organization of the provinces of the Ottoman Empire, their officials, educational institutions, their history, geographical structure, antiquities, population, agricultural and commercial production have been included. In this respect, provincial yearbooks are very valuable main sources that provide important information about the central and provincial organization since the middle of the XIX. century. Saruhan Sanjak will be tried to be discussed in terms of administrative, social, economic, geographical and demographic aspects in the light of the Aydın Province Yearbook of R. 1306 (1890), which is officially kept and is the subject of our study. Thus, at the end of the XIX. century, the general situation of the region will be revealed and local history will be analyzed from a broad perspective.

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