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Ottoman Archives of the Prime Minister’s Office (BOA) Subseries
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Registers of Head of the Government Chancery Office

This series includes the public’s presentations about various issues, ranging from the collection of grain tax to property suit, debt collection, tax collection, enteoff, transportation of goods and cereals as well as writings regarding the decrees and ordinances written to the vizier, governor-general, provincial governor, kadi and sub-district governor and the letters written to Supreme Council (Divan-ı Humayun) by the officials in the provinces such as vizier, governor-general and provincial governor.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this series are: 1256-1341.

Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (VA)

Registers of the Chancery Office

This subseries includes documents from the (unit) office that managed the procedures between the Ottoman State and foreign states.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this subseries are: 1256-1341.

Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (VA)

Confidential Office

To be completed.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this subseries are: 1256-1341.

Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (VA)

Contracts and Agreements between the State and the companies

This series includes documents such as legal regulations, imperial codes and regulations, contracts between the Ottoman State and persons or firms as well as concessions granted to companies.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this series are: 1257-1341.

Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (VA)

Sultan’s letters, Office of Imperial Chancery

This series includes 83 documents from the Office of Imperial Edicts (Name-i Hümayun Kalemi) belonging to the records between 1100-1207/1699-1792.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this series are: 1174-1341.

Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (VA)

Correspondence Office, orders and decrees

This series includes the orders and grand vizier’s decrees sent to ministries and state offices in Constantinople and to other offices and agencies out of the city.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this series are: 1256-1265.

Confidential Correspondence Office

This series includes correspondence about important issues like riots, earthquake, borders, war, famine and housing.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this series are: 1256-1331.

Correspondence from the High Council of Law

This subseries includes the official reports presented to the Grand Vizierate by High Council of Judicial Affairs (Meclis-i Vala); official letters written to various offices by High Council of Judicial Affairs on behalf of the Grand Vizierate, and correspondence between the Grand Vizierate and High Council of Judicial Affairs.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this subseries are: 1256-1284.

Province and governmental departments

This subseries includes correspondence between the Grand Vizierate and ministries and offices in Constantinople.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this subseries are: 1256-1309.

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