Leases of the Žežna Mines and Hases from 1585/6 and 1591/2 Cover Image

Закупи рудника и хасова Жежне из 1585/6. и 1591/2. године
Leases of the Žežna Mines and Hases from 1585/6 and 1591/2

Author(s): Srđan Katić
Subject(s): History
Published by: Istorijski institut, Beograd
Keywords: Ottoman Empire; mine; silver; lease; has; Žežna; Novi Pazar

Summary/Abstract: The presented document refers to two six-year leases of Žežna mines andhases and some minor mines in the vicinity. It presents the lease conditions, of which most important are those on state’s share of produced pure silver, structure of the mine management, as well as the number and the role of the guarantors. According to the available data on production, Žežna was the fourth biggest mine in the European part of the Ottoman Empire, during the mentioned period.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 34
  • Page Range: 85-102
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Serbian