VAKUFNAMA OF HADŽI İSMAİL, SON OF HUSEIN HALIFA FROM SARAJEVO -  SECOND DECADE OF THE MONTH OF REJEB, 1050 (1640) Cover Image

VAKUFNAMA HADŽI ISMAILA, SINA HUSEJNA HALIFE IZ SARAJEVA - DRUGA DEKADA REDŽEBA 1050 (1640.)
VAKUFNAMA OF HADŽI İSMAİL, SON OF HUSEIN HALIFA FROM SARAJEVO - SECOND DECADE OF THE MONTH OF REJEB, 1050 (1640)

Author(s): Behija Zlatar
Subject(s): Preservation, 17th Century, The Ottoman Empire, Source Material
Published by: Orijentalni Institut u Sarajevu
Keywords: Vakufnama; Hadži Ismail; Husein Halifa; 1640; Endowment Charters; The Ottoman Period; urban development of cities; Population structure;

Summary/Abstract: Vakufnamas (Endowment Charters) are the first class sources for studying the history of cities during the Ottoman period. They contain a whole range of important data on the urban development of cities, construction of different buildings, religious, educational and humanitarian facilities, as well as the population structure, development of different trades, etc. The original Vakufnama of Hadži İsmail, son of Husein Halifa from Sarajevo (second decade of the month of Rejeb, 1050 (1640), that is published here for the first time is kept at the Gazi-Husrev-bey’s Library, in the register of endowment charters, nr. 60, page 319. It is written in Turkish, quite readable, but contains a considerable number of mistakes. At the beginning, this Vakufnama contains the verification of its transcript done by contemporary Sarajevo kadi, Muhammed, son of Abdurahman.

  • Issue Year: 1999
  • Issue No: 47-48
  • Page Range: 145-153
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Bosnian