Bandits, State and Politics: Banditry Activities of Some Tribal, Community And Tribal People and Their Reflections in Central-Provincial Correspondance in the Province of Maraş, C. 1590-1750s
Bandit means an armed thief who is usually a member of a band. Banditry, often by force or otherwise cause a gun raided a trowel cut, rape, defined as a violation of public order and safety. By focusing on the archival sources held in İstanbul. This article intends to examine some tribal, communal and tribal peoples’ banditry activities. Moreover, the politics of the Ottoman Empire against banditry & bandits under the context of central-periphery relations in the Ottoman province of Maras from the late sixteenth to mid- eighteenth centuries will be studied. In the last quarter of the sixteenth century, the Ottoman Empire engaged in long and costly wars on two frontiers, against Safavid Iran in the east (1578-1590), and the Austrian Habsburgs in the west (1593-1606). During this time the Ottoman government faced considerable and unprecedented financial difficulty in meeting the extra expenses of warfare. This coincided with other major developments which adversely affected Ottoman government finances. First, population pressures and large-scale movement among the inhabitants of rural areas disturbed agricultural production, tax collection and local security problems. The aim of this study is to examine the nature of banditry activities that occurred in the province of Maras, c. 1590-1750. The Ottoman central government’s policy and overall approach towards the banditry activities from the point of centre-periphery relations in the Ottoman Empire. Additionally, this study will help us to have some ideas about the Ottoman social and community life during the period studied.
Keywords
Bandits, Banditry, Ottoman Empire,, the province of Maraş
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Süleyman DEMİRCİ--Hasan ARSLAN . 2012 . Bandits, State and Politics: Banditry Activities of Some Tribal, Community And Tribal People and Their Reflections in Central-Provincial Correspondance in the Province of Maraş, C. 1590-1750s . Journal of Turkish Studies.DOI:10.7827/TurkishStudies.3438
Süleyman DEMİRCİ--Hasan ARSLAN.(2012).Bandits, State and Politics: Banditry Activities of Some Tribal, Community And Tribal People and Their Reflections in Central-Provincial Correspondance in the Province of Maraş, C. 1590-1750s.Journal of Turkish Studies
Süleyman DEMİRCİ--Hasan ARSLAN,"Bandits, State and Politics: Banditry Activities of Some Tribal, Community And Tribal People and Their Reflections in Central-Provincial Correspondance in the Province of Maraş, C. 1590-1750s" , Journal of Turkish Studies (2012)
Süleyman DEMİRCİ--Hasan ARSLAN . 2012 . Bandits, State and Politics: Banditry Activities of Some Tribal, Community And Tribal People and Their Reflections in Central-Provincial Correspondance in the Province of Maraş, C. 1590-1750s . Journal of Turkish Studies . 2012. DOI:10.7827/TurkishStudies.3438
Süleyman DEMİRCİ--Hasan ARSLAN .Bandits, State and Politics: Banditry Activities of Some Tribal, Community And Tribal People and Their Reflections in Central-Provincial Correspondance in the Province of Maraş, C. 1590-1750s. Journal of Turkish Studies (2012)
Süleyman DEMİRCİ--Hasan ARSLAN .Bandits, State and Politics: Banditry Activities of Some Tribal, Community And Tribal People and Their Reflections in Central-Provincial Correspondance in the Province of Maraş, C. 1590-1750s. Journal of Turkish Studies (2012)
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Süleyman DEMİRCİ--Hasan ARSLAN. (2012) .Bandits, State and Politics: Banditry Activities of Some Tribal, Community And Tribal People and Their Reflections in Central-Provincial Correspondance in the Province of Maraş, C. 1590-1750s Journal of Turkish Studies
Süleyman DEMİRCİ--Hasan ARSLAN . Bandits, State and Politics: Banditry Activities of Some Tribal, Community And Tribal People and Their Reflections in Central-Provincial Correspondance in the Province of Maraş, C. 1590-1750s . Journal of Turkish Studies . 2012 doi:10.7827/TurkishStudies.3438
Süleyman DEMİRCİ--Hasan ARSLAN."Bandits, State and Politics: Banditry Activities of Some Tribal, Community And Tribal People and Their Reflections in Central-Provincial Correspondance in the Province of Maraş, C. 1590-1750s",Journal of Turkish Studies(2012)
