The Muslim place names of the settlements of the Peloponnese in the Revolution: Spatial distribution, population sizes and production functions
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The Muslim place names of the settlements of the Peloponnese in the Revolution: Spatial distribution, population sizes and production functions
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15 June 2022
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The statistics collected by the Kapodistrian administration, as well as the material published by the Morea expedition, allow, despite the individual difficulties, a safe and comprehensive reconstruction of the settlement and population map of the Peloponnese at the end of the Greek Revolution.
Among a number of about 2,000 settlements, recorded by census sources, there is a distinct group of Muslim place names, the etymology of which, comes mainly from the Ottoman Turkish language. These are settlements, most of which are located in the sources after the founding of the Greek state as well, with the vast majority of the respective place names being renamed during the 19th and 20th centuries.
As part of the presentation, an attempt will first be made to map the distribution of the above place names in the area. The emphasis here will be given, not so much to the distribution of place names in terms of administrative division of space, as to their relationship with their geographical terrain. Next, an ideological classification of Muslim place names will be carried out to determine to what extent they correspond to human names or not, and it will be investigated whether the above palace names appear on the map of the Peloponnese in the context of the second Ottoman rule or are already located earlier. Then, the population size of the places with Muslim place names will be analysed and comparisons will be made with the corresponding sizes that are available for all the settlements of the peninsula during this period. Finally, through the combined processing of additional sources, different in type, an attempt will be made to examine the type of productive functions of the settlements with Muslim place names, as well as issues related to the status of land ownership.
(Edited and translated abstract from organiser’s website)
Among a number of about 2,000 settlements, recorded by census sources, there is a distinct group of Muslim place names, the etymology of which, comes mainly from the Ottoman Turkish language. These are settlements, most of which are located in the sources after the founding of the Greek state as well, with the vast majority of the respective place names being renamed during the 19th and 20th centuries.
As part of the presentation, an attempt will first be made to map the distribution of the above place names in the area. The emphasis here will be given, not so much to the distribution of place names in terms of administrative division of space, as to their relationship with their geographical terrain. Next, an ideological classification of Muslim place names will be carried out to determine to what extent they correspond to human names or not, and it will be investigated whether the above palace names appear on the map of the Peloponnese in the context of the second Ottoman rule or are already located earlier. Then, the population size of the places with Muslim place names will be analysed and comparisons will be made with the corresponding sizes that are available for all the settlements of the peninsula during this period. Finally, through the combined processing of additional sources, different in type, an attempt will be made to examine the type of productive functions of the settlements with Muslim place names, as well as issues related to the status of land ownership.
(Edited and translated abstract from organiser’s website)
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