1831 census of the Ottoman Empire was the first available population information in the West.[1] The Europeans estimates before this census, some of whom, such as William Eton,[2] David Urquhart,[3] Georg Hassel[4] was based on their personal assumptions which in these publications claimed to be gathered from Ottoman court.[lower-alpha 1]

Mahmud II, orderer of the first population census in Europe

The "first" modern Ottoman census was conducted beginning in 1828/29 in both Europe and Anatolia. It was required after the Auspicious Incident in 1826. Many of the old customs and procedures changed at this census. Advent of the war with Russia in 1828-1829 prevented generalization of these procedures.

Result of census

Eyalet[5][6] Muslim Rayah Gypsies Jews Armenians Total
Eyâlet-i Rumeli 513.448 811.456 29.532 11.674 3.566 1.369.766
Eyâlet-i Silistre 150.970 96.342 8.779 178 0 256.269
Eyâlet-i Anadolu 1.988.027 366.625 7.143 5.338 16.743 2.383.876
Eyâlet-i Karaman 229.242 34.461 0 0 0 263.703
Eyâlet-i Sivas 278.037 49.593 60 0 0 327.690
Eyâlet-i Adana 85.781 2.361 481 0 2.727 91.850
Eyâlet-i Cezâir-i Bahr-i Sefîd 109.419 121.719 816 127 773 232.224
Eyâlet-i Trabzon 125.121 11.431 0 0 0 136.552
Eyâlet-i Çıldır 73.282 0 191 0 4.887 78.360
Eyâlet-i Kars 17.580 0 0 0 2.161 19.741
Total 3.570.907 1.493.988 47.002 17.139 30.857 5.159.871

Bibliography

  • Karpat, K.H. (1985). Ottoman population, 1830-1914: demographic and social characteristics. Madison, Wis: University of Wisconsin Pres. pp. 242.

Notes

  1. ↑ Ottoman court refers to the government of Ottoman Empire

References

  1. ↑ (Karpat 1985, pp. 21)
  2. ↑ William Eton 1799 Eton's A Survey of the Turkish Empire, 2d ed. London
  3. ↑ David Urquhart, 1833 Turkey and Its Resources, Its Municipal Organization and Free Trade, London
  4. ↑ Georg Hassel 1805 Statischer Umriss der Sämtlichen europäischen, Braunschweig
  5. ↑ Kemal Karpat, Osmanlı Nüfusu 1830-1914, Sayfa 225-243
  6. ↑ Enver Ziya Karal,Osmanlı İmparatorluğunda ilk nüfus sayımı (Ankara 1943); Ahmet Lütfi,Târîh-i Lütfî (İstanbul, 1290/1873),II, Sayfa 175,III,Sayfa 142-146


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