Salname

Salname (also called nevsal) was the name of the official annuals of the Ottoman Empire in the 19th century. The word is a composite word. Both components are in Persian, sal meaning "year" and name meaning "letter".

History

First salname was published in 1847. It was prepared by Ahmed Vefik Pasha, Ahmet Cevdet Pasha and Hayrullah. It was sponsored by the grand vizier Mustafa Reşit Pasha, a well known reformer.[1]

Types of the salname

The main salname was the salname of the state. Beginning by 1866 the vilayet (province) administrations also published salnames about the province. There were also salnames of other institutions both governmental and non governmental. According to Agoston and Masters, most important salnames were the second type salnames. Because by these salnames the government could determine the resources and the conditions of the provinces.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Historical dictionary (Turkish)
  2. ↑ Gabor Agoston and Bruce Masters:Encycloapedia of the Ottoman Empire, ISBN 0-8160 6259-5 pp.501-502
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