Попис нахије Петрово поље из 1574. године
The Census of the Petrovo Polje Nahiye from 1574

Summary/Abstract: This paper offers a critical edition (including text, translation and facsimile) of the census of the Petrovo polje nahiye from 1574. After the Turkish conquest (c. 1522), this nahiye was originally part of the vilayet of 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, including the fortresses and towns, was accumulated. Unfortunately, the data on the fortress and town of Drniš located in Petrovo polje is missing. The edition also provides identification of toponyms, a guide to terminology, 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, Petrovo polje was inhabited almost exclusively by people of vlach status, and population density was relatively good. Christian population was dominant in this nahiye, although the process of islamization can be noted in most of its villages.

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