Narrative of Travels in Europe, Asia, and Africa, in the Seventeenth Century, Vol. IEvliya Çelebi
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Narrative of Travels in Europe, Asia, and Africa, in the Seventeenth Century, Vol. I
Evliya Çelebi
Caucasus, South -- Description and travel; Istanbul (Turkey) -- Description and travel; Turkey -- History
There is a Kehiyá, an Emín (inspector), and Muhásibjí (comptroller of
the defter or rolls), an Emín and Kehiyá of the Chávushes, a colonel
and captain of the feudal militia, four Begs called Musellim, and
eleven Yáyá Begs. 1. Kútáhieh. 2. Saríkhán. 3. Aïdía. 4. Kastamúni.
5. Bólí. 6. Munteshá. 7. Angora. 8. Kara-hisár. 9. Tekkeh. 10.
Hamid-sultán. 11. Ogí-karasí.
_Sanjaks of the Province of Karamán._
This province has a Defterdár of the treasury, and of the feuds, an
Emín of the Defter and of the Chávushes; a Kehiyá of the Defter and of
the Chávushes; an Aláï-beg (colonel), and Cherí-báshí (captain). 1.
Konia, the residence of the Páshá. 2. Kaiserieh (Cæsarea). 3. Níkdeh.
4. Yení-sheherí. 5. Kír-sheherí. 6. Ak-seráï.
_Sanjaks of Sívás._
The Defter (treasury) has a Kehiyá, and Emín, the Chávushes have the
same; there is besides a captain and Defterdár of the feuds. 1. Sívás,
the seat of the Páshá. 2. Deverbegi. 3. Khúrúm. 4. Keskín. 5. Búzouk.
6. Amasia. 7. Tokát. 8. Zíla. 9. Janík. 10. Arab-gír.
_Sanjaks of Bosna._
The officers are, the Defterdár of the treasury, the Kehiyá and Emín of
the rolls; the Kehiyá and Emín of the Chávushes, the Aláï-beg and the
Cherí-báshí. 1. Seráï, the seat of the Páshá. 2. Hersek. 3. Kilís. 4.
Zvorník. 5. Poshega. 6. Záchina. 7. Kírka. 8. Ráhovícha. 9. Banalúka.
_The Province of the Capúdán Páshá._
The officers are, the Kehiyá and Emín of the Defter and Chávushes,
the Aláï-beg and Cherí-báshí, the Aghás of the Arabs, and the Dáïs
of the Yúz-báshís. 1. Gallipoli, the seat of the Pasha. 2. Aghribúz
(Negropont). 3. Karlí-eilí (Acarnania). 4. Ainabakht (Naupaktus or
Lepanto). 5. Rodós (Rhodes). 6. Mytylini. 7. Kójá-eilí. 8. Bíghá. 9.
Izmit (Nicomedia). 10. Izmír (Smyrna).
_Sanjaks of the Morea._
Here there is neither Kehiyá nor Emín of the Defter. The Sanjaks are:
1. Misistra. 2. Mania. 3. Corone; Ayá Maura. 4. Napoli di Romania. The
sanjaks Sákiz (Chios), Naksha (Naxos), and Mahdia (in Africa), have
recently been added to the government of the Capudán-páshá.
_Sanjaks of Búdín (Bude)._
The number of officers attached to each province in this district
is complete, because it always has a grand diván. They are: 1. The
Defterdár of the treasury. 2. The defterdár of the Tímárs or feuds. 3.
The Kehiyá or deputy of the defter. 4. The Kehiyá of the Chávushes.
5. The Emín or inspector of the defter. 6. The Emín of the Chávushes.
7. The Aláï Beg, or colonel. 8. The Cherí-báshí or lieutenant-colonel
of the feudal militia. 9. The Pashá who resides at Bude. The Sanjaks
are: 1. Bude. 2. Segdin. 3. Sonluk. 4. Hetwán. 5. Sihún. 6. Germán. 7.
Filek. 8. Erla.
_Sanjaks of the Province of Kaniza._
This province was separated from the principality of Bude, and there
is no Defterdár either of the treasury or of the feudal militia. The
sanjaks are: 1. Siget. 2. Kopán. 3. Valiova, 4. Sokolofja.
_Sanjaks of Uivár (Neuhausel)._
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