de.hypothesesBeginning with its census campaigns in the late 19th century, the Ottomans sought to identify all subjects of the Sultan, males, females, and children. In contrast, earlier surveys only registered adult males for the purpose of military conscription and taxation. This shift occurred in several empires after 1850, when modernizing states began to measure their population...
Nils Riecken on (family) names in the Ottoman census 👇
What is in a (family) name?
Nils Riecken Beginning with its census campaigns in the late nineteenth century, the Ottomans sought to identify all subjects of the Sultan, males, females, and children. In contrast, earlier imperial surveys only registered adult males for the purpose of military conscription and taxation. This shift had a global dimension, occurring in several empires after 1850. […]