1831 census of the Ottoman Empire

1831 census of the population of the Ottoman Empire 1831 census of the Ottoman Empire was the first available population information in the West.Karpat 1985 21 The Europeans estimates before this census, some of whom, such as William Eton,William Eton 1799 Eton's A Survey of the Turkish Empire, 2d ed. London David Urquhart,David Urquhart, 1833 Turkey and Its Resources, Its Municipal Organization and Free Trade, London Georg HasselGeorg Hassel 1805 Statischer Umriss der Sämtlichen europäischen, Braunschweig was based on their personal assumptions which in these publications claimed to be gathered from Ottoman court.Ottoman court refers to the government of Ottoman Empire thumb|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 Taxable population was enumerated, i.e. healthy men over 15 years old. EyaletKemal Karpat, Osmanlı Nüfusu 1830-1914, Sayfa 225-243Enver Ziya Karal, Osmanlı İmparatorluğunda ilk nüfus sayımı (Ankara 1943); Ahmet Lütfi, Târîh-i Lütfî (İstanbul, 1290/1873), II, Sayfa 175, III, Sayfa 142-146MuslimRayahGypsiesJewsArmeniansTotalEyâlet-i Rumeli513.448811.45629.53211.6743.5661.369.766Eyâlet-i Silistre150.97096.3428.7791780256.269Eyâlet-i Anadolu1.988.027366.6257.1435.33816.7432.383.876Eyâlet-i Karaman229.24234.461000263.703Eyâlet-i Sivas278.03749.5936000327.690Eyâlet-i Adana85.7812.36148102.72791.850Eyâlet-i Cezâir-i Bahr-i Sefîd109.419121.719816127773232.224Eyâlet-i Trabzon125.12111.431000136.552Eyâlet-i Çıldır73.282019104.88778.360Eyâlet-i Kars17.5800002.16119.741Total3.570.9071.493.98847.00217.13930.8575.159.871 Bibliography Karpat K.H. Ottoman population, 1830-1914: demographic and social characteristics https://archive.org/details/ottomanpopulatio00karp limited University of Wisconsin Pres Madison, Wis 1985 242 Notes References Category:Censuses in the Ottoman Empire Category:1831 in the Ottoman Empire Ottoman