TETOVO ACCORDING TO THE CENSUSES 1452-1453 AND 1467-1468
Elfat SULIMANI
Abstract
The object of study of this paper is the city of Tetovo based on two cadastral registrations, that of 1452-53 and 1467-68 regarding the Tetovo region. Initially, the circumstances of the inclusion of this region in the Skopje district and later in the Skopje Pashalik will be clarified. Through this paper, the Ottoman censuses only for the city of Tetovo during the 15th century will be discussed, as an administrative and military center of the entire region. In this context, the socio-ethnic, demographic, religious, and economic aspects that characterized the city of Tetovo during this period will be addressed. Special emphasis will be placed on shedding light on the ethnic structure of this city, particularly by relying on relevant literature on anthroponyms and patronyms to demonstrate the presence of the Arbër population in this city.
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