A study on the Ottoman rural society during the late nineteenth century according to heritage records (Tereke kayıtları) in the sharia records (Sample of Uşak district: 1880-1883)

A great deal of data which will help us reach a lot of raw information about the family structure in the heritage records in the shaira records which were written by the Sharia Records during the early years of the Republic and during the Ottoman Empire are available in the microfilm unit of Ankara National Library. Emphasis here is mainly on the issue of the rural life style. Therefore, we used the rural heritage records which were written in the small villages. In our study, Uşak Sharia Records No. 5 has been the main source. XIX. Century Ottoman rural society; social, economic and demographic structure of the documents from that period have been pur forth in the light of. Estate records can be examined records of 29 Shawwal 1297 Hijri (Gregorian-January 4, 1880) and 13 Rabi II. 1300 (February 21, 1883) cover the period from the dates. Based on the record, we tested 130 estate, Uşak peasant clothing of society, economic activities and put forward as a demographic analysis of the sample.Assuming that Shaira Records are reliable raw information, we will get exact knowledge through the comments obtained from the data of that period. Our aim is to contribute to local history of Uşak and to local historiography. Uşak University was supported by the Projects Coordination Unit.Keywords :Uşak, The sharia records, village, The heritage records, Mehir, division of inheritance, The pastoral of the community, house of Uşak, family.