New Turkish Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. [xxxix], 305 p., 1 map. Osmanli idaresinde Safed, (1516-1600). (Tarih Subesi Yayinlari No. 17). Safed under Ottoman rule. Under the Ottomans, Safed was the capital of the Safad Sanjak, which encompassed much of the Galilee and extended to the Mediterranean coast. This sanjak was part of the Eyalet of Damascus until 1660, when it was united with the sanjak of Sidon into a separate eyalet, of which it was briefly the capital. Finally, from the mid-19th century it was part of the vilayet of Sidon. The orthodox Sunni courts arbitrated over cases in 'Akbara, Ein al-Zeitun and as far away as Mejdel Islim. In 1549, under Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, a wall was constructed and troops were stationed to protect the city. During the early Ottoman period from 1525 to 1526, the population of Safed consisted of 633 Muslim families, 40 Muslim bachelors, 26 Muslim religious persons, nine Muslim disabled, 232 Jewish families, and 60 military families. In 1553-54, the population consisted of 1,121 Muslim households, 222 Muslim bachelors, 54 Muslim religious leaders, 716 Jewish households, 56 Jewish bachelors, and 9 disabled persons. The Kurdish quarter was established in the Middle Ages and continued through to the 19th century. Printed to 1000 copies.
