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.
This series includes documents concerning the assignments to the embassies; letters to be sent to the foreign countries; rents of the embassy buildings; relationships with the foreign embassies; letters to be sent to the embassies; taxation problems of some non-Muslim countries; treaties signed with other countries; gifts given to the statesmen visiting the Ottoman State; embassy assignments made by the foreign countries; determination of the interpreters and their salaries; the issue of Montenegro; and assignments of embassies.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this series are: 1255-1309.
Matters discussed by the State Council
This series includes documents concerning the forgiveness of some people to pay tithe; regulation of the shrines; establishment of the companies; assignments of employees to the offices of the Council of State; dismissal of the employees; and information about the state of some schools, mosques and soup-kitchens.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this series are: 1255-1334.
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.
This series includes documents about the licences for the travels across the country; promotions, titles and ranks offered for some state officials; some subjects that will take place in the Ottoman Official Gazette; information about the ceremonies for accession to the throne; petitions delivered by the tradesmen; information regarding the procession which accompanied the sürre; annexation of some towns into the provinces; salaries of provincial and sub-provincial governors; preparation of calendar, etc.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this series are: 1255-1334.
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.
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.
This series includes documents concerning the case of allowing the building and repairing of the churches; enlarging the churches; punishing the criminals; forgiving some of the criminals; sentencing the criminals to capital punishment and galleys; some verdicts of imprisonment; allowing the construction of graveyards; and appointing the court members.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this series are: 1310-1334.
Imperial Rescripts related with Imperial Properties
This series includes documents about salaries of officials from the Ministry of Imperial Revenues; allowing the building of houses; giving licences for construction; licencing the factories to be built as well as shops, buildings and cellars.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this series are: 1310-1327.
Imperial Rescripts given on Sultan's own initiative
This series includes documents about inspection of such places as mosques, inns and hammams; issues related to quarantine; the domestic travels of the Ottoman subjects; information about some provincial and subprovincial governors; protection of the pilgrims; cleaning of the streams; allowing some newspapers to enter the country; information about the tribes; epidemics of cholera and some suspected diseases; opening up a printing house.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this series are: 1310-1327.