Трудният просперитет: недоволството и противниците на зърнения бум от 1846 – 1847 г. в османските Балкани
Tough Prosperity: Discontent and Opponents of the Grain Boom of 1846 – 1847 in the Ottoman Balkans

Summary/Abstract: This article seeks to shed light on the opposition sparked by the expansion of grain exports in the Ottoman Balkans during the late 1840s. It addresses key issues in the historiography of institutional and social transformations in the Ottoman Empire during the reform (Tanẓîmât) era. Specifically, it examines the impact of suspending compulsory grain payments to the state and introducing free trade on the population’s food consumption. Drawing on a collection of documents from the Ottoman archives in Istanbul and the Italian diplomatic archives, the article explores how the administration managed emerging supply challenges and the growing opposition among the population to exporters’ activities.

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