Trade in Times of Crisis – Razgrad in the First Half of the Nineteenth Century Cover Image

Търговия във време на криза – Разград през първата половина на XIX в.
Trade in Times of Crisis – Razgrad in the First Half of the Nineteenth Century

Author(s): Nevena Nedelcheva
Subject(s): History, Economy, National Economy, Business Economy / Management, Economic history, Social history, 19th Century
Published by: Център за стопанско-исторически изследвания
Keywords: merchants; crisis; Razgrad; sedition; trade; temettuat defters

Summary/Abstract: The study presents the socio-economic development of Razgrad in the first half of the 19th century. Emphasis is placed on the economic and political changes in Ottoman society, the robbery and ayan anarchy in the region. New unpublished data on traders in the city and their social and economic status have being introduced. The focus of the study is on people engaged in commercial activity in Razgrad. The text provides information about their households, incomes and taxes. The economic structure of the merchants, the peculiarities of their territorial organization, their confessional structure and some details of the economic development of this community in Razgrad are discussed.

  • Issue Year: IV/2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 310-321
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Bulgarian