Kovalchuk Maria Viktorovna, PhD student, a chair of the ancient world history and middle ages, History Department, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kiev. E-mail: mashket@ukr.net
The social status of the reaya of the Ottoman Empire in the sixteenth century is analyzed in this article. The author describes the relationship between the peasant and sipahi-landowners. Much attention is given to the consideration of categories of the peasantry, types of taxes that were paid in favour of sipahi and the state treasury, the mutual duties and rights of reaya and landowners.
Keywords:
the Ottoman Empire; reaya; chiftlik; kanunname; taxes; sipahi
