Ottoman Politics and Economy

This book examines the history of the transformation of the small town of Kozani, situated in modern Greek Macedonia, into a vibrant commercial hub and self-administering community during the period of Ottoman rule, c. 1400–1821. Beginning with a comprehensive examination of the foundation myths as recorded in local amateur historical works, the book then proceeds with a reconstruction of the foundation of Kozani as a small village during the chaotic Ottoman conquest of Macedonia in the fourteen