Hizan under Ottoman rule (1514-1735)

The aim of this study is to reveal the administrative, social and economic structure of Hizan between the XVI. and XVII. Centuries under the Ottoman authority. İn this study, the relations with the Ottoman Empire in these years when Hizan was administered as a government sanjak were emphasized. Therefore, it is thought that this study can contribute to revealing the situation of Hizan in the Ottoman administration. The activities carried out by the Ottoman Empire, whose in fluence increased in the Eastern and Southeastern Anatolia Regions after the Battle of Çaldıran in 1514, in order to fully consolidate its dominance were emphasized. With the entry of the region under Ottoman rule, the relations and activities of the regional lords with the state were discussed. The relationship of the Ottoman Empire with the beys in the east was generally shaped as a product of a border-orientedpolicy. Especially Iran's threat to the Ottoman border and the Kızılbaş problem damaged the regional interests of the Ottomans and caused the Ottomans to turn to theregion. Archival records have served as an important data for a beter under standing of Hiza's period in question. İn addition to this, copyrighted works, domestic and foreign travel books, memoirs, yearbooks were also used as sources.