No. XL (2009)
Articles

Women Vaqfs in the Sixteenth-century Sanjak of Kruševac (Alaca Hisâr)

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  • Dragana Amedoski
Dragana Amedoski
Institute of History, Belgrade
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2298/BALC0940043A

Published 01.12.2009

Keywords

  • vaqf,
  • women vaqfs,
  • Sanjak of Kruševac (Alaca Hisâr),
  • Ottoman Empire,
  • sixteenth century

How to Cite

Amedoski, D. (2009). Women Vaqfs in the Sixteenth-century Sanjak of Kruševac (Alaca Hisâr). Balcanica - Annual of the Institute for Balkan Studies, (XL), 43–55. https://doi.org/10.2298/BALC0940043A

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Abstract

The role of the vaqf in the Ottoman Empire, as in the whole Islamic world, was quite significant, especially in a period marked by the founding of new oriental settlements. The first endowers in the newly-conquered lands were sultans, begs and prominent government officials. Affluent citizens also took part in endowing their cities, and women are known to have been among them. The aim of the paper, based on Ottoman sources, is to shed light on the participation of Muslim women in this kind of humanitarian and lucrative activity using the example of the Sanjak of Kruševac (Alaca Hisâr) in the sixteenth century.
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