The social and economic structure of the villages affiliated with and the Dedeli tribe in Çorum according to the temettuat registers (1844-1845)

In this study, the records pertaining to the Dedesli Tribe contained within the Temettuat Registers compiled between 1844 and 1845 were transcribed and analyzed. Through these registers, the historical, social, and economic characteristics of the villages affiliated with the Dedesli Tribe located within the boundaries of the Çorum district were examined. Within the scope of the research, a total of 26 villages belonging to the tribe were identified, of which 22 villages, for which Temettuat Registers are available, were included in the study. These villages are as follows: Akdam, Aksofu, Aşılı Armud, Boztepe, Çırfınlı, Dere, Dutpınar, Ferhadi, Karakeçili, Eskiviran, Hacı Ahmed Dere, Hacıbey, Hıdırlı, Kör Memed Kışlası, Kılınçdere, Kertme, Kızılkır, İğdeli, Güvanlı, Kızağılı, Sorsavuş, Sülüklü. In the introduction, general information is provided on the historical background and administrative function of the Temettuat Registers, followed by a brief historical overview of the province of Çorum. The subsequent section offers a detailed examination of the social, demographic, and economic structure of the villages affiliated with the Dedesli Tribe. Furthermore, the study discusses the origins of the their migration routes, and their settlement process in the Çorum region.In the second part, based on the transcribed registers, the agricultural activities, types of crops cultivated, and tax categories recorded for the villages belonging to the Dedesli Tribe a community of Turkmen origin were identified in accordance with the archival data. Additionally, tax records and various administrative expressions appearing in the registers were analyzed in their original forms. In the final section of the study, the transcribed texts of the Temettuat Registers belonging to the villages of the are presented in detail in tabular format.