Mülk

A sinirname for the village of Subasi, in Hayrabolu district, in eastern Thrace; which was mülk (freehold) land belonging to Rustem Pasha. The top of the sinirname is signed with the imperial tughra.

Mülk was a type of land tenure under the Ottoman empire.[1][2]

Characteristics of mülk

Mülk was similar to freehold land; owners could buy, sell, and mortgage freely. It was exempt from some kinds of land taxes.[3] Mülk was about more than just the land; it might also include the right to annual malikane payments from tenants and farmers.[4]

Context

In much of the near east, mülk can be contrasted against miri, which was effectively state-controlled land (perhaps a former mülk forfeited to the state when the owner had no heir to pass it on to).[5]

In some ways, mülk was similar to vakuf property.

Related concepts

References

  1. ↑ Forni. "Land tenure policies in the Near East". FAO. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  2. ↑ Türkische Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeschichte (1071-1920). p. 125. ISBN 9783447036832.
  3. ↑ "Mulk". Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  4. ↑ İslamoğlu-İnan (1994). State and Peasant in the Ottoman Empire: Agrarian Power Relations and Regional Economic Development in Ottoman Anatolia During the Sixteenth Century. p. 135. ISBN 9789004100282.
  5. ↑ "Ottoman Land Registration Law as a Contributing Factor in the Israeli-Arab Conflict". Retrieved 28 October 2012.
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