Ottoman Documentary Information about Georgi Stoykov Rakovski and his Kin

Османски документални сведения за Георги Стойков Раковски и неговия род

Исторически преглед, 80 (2024) No. 4, pp. 126-149 (ISSN 0323-9748)
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Oktay Aliev / Октай Алиев

Student, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski

Abstract: The article presents newly discovered registers (nüfus defteri, temettuat defteri) from the Ottoman Archives in Istanbul, which contain previously unknown information about Georgi Stoykov Rakovski, his father Stoyko Popovich, and his younger brother Yordan. These registers record their ages at the time of compilation or updates, allowing assumptions to be made about their birth years. Due to the specifics of the registers, the data both support Rakovski’s stated birth year of 1821 and provide grounds for the hypothesis that he may have been born in 1820.

Keywords: Georgi S. Rakovski, Stoyko Popovich, Yordan Stoykov Popovich, Kotel, nufus defter, temettuat defter.

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