ANALIZË E DEFTERIT TË XHIZJES NË VUSHTRRI H.1258 (1842)
NALYSIS OF THE JIZYA REGISTER IN VUSHTRRI AH. 1258 (1842)

Summary/Abstract: The jizya (ةَيْزِج (is a yearly per capita taxation historically imposed on non-Muslims in the form of a financial charge. The jizya tax is a charge levied on non-Muslims to protect and safeguard the safety of their life and property, their practice of another faith, and their exemption from military service. The jizya defters take an important place among the sources of income of the Ottoman Empire, and as such they provide important information and are reference sources for Ottoman historical studies. This study is about presentation and assessment of the register of jizya belonging to the administrative district of Vushtrri and its surroundings.The defter with code number ML.VRD.CMH.d. 49 contains important socio-economic information about the non-Muslim residents of Vushtrri and the adjacent villages in 1258 hijri year (1842). The goal of this research is to assess the demographic structure and spatial positioning of non-Muslims in the Vushtrri area in 1842, as well as their class status as determined by the types of taxes they paid.

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