[MUKATAA-I ZEMÎN] Autograph document signed and sealed 'Mehmed Kethüdâ'.
[MUKATAA-I ZEMÎN] Autograph document signed and sealed 'Mehmed Kethüdâ'.
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Details
- Year of publication
- 1808
- Place of printing
- Konstantiniyye (Beicos)
- Author
- Mehmed Kethüdâ, (18Th-19Th Century).
- Pages
- 0
- Publishers
- [H.: 1224 [G.: 1808]
- Size
- 24mo - over 5 - 5¾" tall
- Keyword
- Manuscripts & Autographs
- Binding description
- Soft cover
- State of preservation
- Very Good
- Binding
- Softcover
Description
Original autograph document signed and sealed by Mehmed Kethüdâ. (11x8,5 cm). In Ottoman script. 1 p. Five lines. Mukataa-i zemîn means the rent agreement and the rent paid when renting the land owned by the state or foundations to private individuals or institutions in the Ottoman culture. 'Mukataas' origin goes back to the Abbasids. In the last period of Seljuks and Ilkhanids they were widely used. (Sources: Osmanli belgelerinin dili: Diplomatik by Mübahat Kütükoglu and Türkiye Diyanet Vakfi Islâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Mukâtaa' by Mehmet Genç). This document reflects the early 19th century and the late 18th century state organization of the Ottomans before Westernization, Sultan Selim III period.
Lingue: Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928)
