Analysis of the Hurûfât or ‘Askerî Rûznâmçe Registers Without the Appointment Records of Waqfs: The Case of the District of Jerusalem

This study mainly aims at analysing the the Hurûfât of ‘Askerî (Rûznâmçe) Registries without the assignment records of the waqfs in the case of the District of Kudüs-i Şerîf . These registries are protected in the Archive of the General Directorate of Foundations and arranged according to the administrative structure of the time. The names of the districts are also arranged in an alphabetical order which include assignment records of the ruling class which were called as ‘askerî within the social structure of the Ottoman State. This study based on 25 Hurûfât Registry records of administratively the District of Jerusalem and covering the years 1102-1250/1690-1834. With the analysis of the assignment records of şer‘î courts, guilds and city organizations in relation to names of the appointees, the method of appointment, terms of office, we will try to reveal the posts and the appointees within Ottoman provincial organization in the case of the city of Jerusalem. In this context, it also focuses on contributing to the discussions on the importance of the registers for the city history studies