Documents on the first official inventory of the Ghazi Husev-bey's waqf from 1604

Abstract

The first official inventory of Ghazi Husre-Bey's waqf is contained in the detailed inventory of the Bosnian Sanjak of 1604, its original kept in Ankara-Tapu ve kadastro No 479, folia 347, on two pages. The financial situation of this wealthiest and most important vakuf in Bosnia is presented in such a way that income is given in an annalytical manner, by item, and expenditure is presented in total. Only the buildings are listed, and the personnel and their salaries are not mentioned analytically. Total income amouts to 347.455 akchas, and expcnditure to 278.878 akchas the positive difference thus amounting to 66.577 akchas. The highest revcnues were realised respectively in Sarajevo, Tešanj, Ostrovica and Jajce, and the lowest in the Pasha-Sanjak. The highest ecpenditure was that of the lmaret 138.658 akchas, and all other expenditure amounted to 140.220 akchas.