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Imperial Rescripts' Archives of the Ottoman Empire Series
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Waqfs Affairs

This series includes documents about issues like the construction and repairing of the buildings of foundations; repairing of the mosques; assignments and salaries of the General Directors of Estates; repairs of the minarets and hammams and shrines; issues related to some soupchihckens for the poor.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this series are: 1310-1334.

The First Civil Court

This series includes documents about the banditry activities; punishment of the bandits; punishments for those who commit murders; verdicts of death penalty and galleys; some decisions of forgiveness and release, etc.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this series are: 1285-1296.

Taxation

This series includes documents concerning the sending of customs inspectors to some provinces; the decisions made about the goods kept waiting at the customs; the assignments made to the rüsumat eminliği; and supply of the materials needed for the factories.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this series are: 1310-1327.

Significant affairs

This series includes documents about the application of Tanzimat reforms; information regarding some assemblies to be established; various legal regulations; information regarding the determination of the deficiencies of military regiments; reports; informing reports, etc.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this series are: 1310-1334.

Rewarding

This series includes documents concerning the promotion of some officials and decorations, medals, rewards and gratifications to them.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this series are: 1310-1916.

Retirement Fund

This series includes documents concerning the salaries paid to an official dismissed from his post; salary increases for some officials; information regarding the retirement of officials; and offices built for the retirement fund.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this series are: 1310-1327.

Rescripts classified according to their contents and subjects

[Temporary description]:
The Imperial Rescript means the order of the sultan. Formerly, the term “the Firmans” was used for the orders of the sultan. From 1832 on, the writing that was offered in response to the “letters” presented to the clerk of the sultan and that meant the approval of the sultan was called ‘irade’. The Imperial Rescripts in file procedure were grouped according to the issues and subjects in them, not according to the ministries and offices to which they belonged.

The starting and ending Hijri dates for this series are: 1217-1341.

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This series includes documents concerning the bid and concessional rights of some mines, especially chrome; licences for those who would like to open a factory; concessional periods of some companies and prolongation of this period; the rights given to run the ferries and vessels; construction of tramlines; and decisions over electricity and lightening.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this series are: 1310-1333.

Missing English Title

This series includes documents concerning the opening of post-offices in various provinces; assignments of employees for the post-offices; repairs of the post-offices; supply of the materials required for the post-offices; establishment of telegraph directories; assignments of employees for these directories; and determination of posting and telegraph fees.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this series are: 1310-1333.

Missing English Title

This series includes documents concerning the railways and railway companies; draining swamps; salaries of fire brigades; road regulations; and map drawings for the construction of bridges.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this series are: 1315-1329.

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