Abstract

This study aims to document the age structure and mortality by age in the Ottoman city of Bursa that served as a politically and commercially significant urban center over centuries. It uses a set of hitherto unexamined Ottoman population registers kept in 1839 and updated until 1842 that provide detailed self-reported data on all male inhabitants regardless of age, including deaths, births, and migration. The study tests the quality of age and mortality data in conjunction with the Coale and Demeny regional model life tables and compares the results to historical demographic studies conducted for European regions. The results point to a demographic structure marked by high birth and death rates and prove promising for extending back the study of Ottoman demographic transition and establishing historical comparison points with the global experience.

摘要

这项研究的目的是记录奥斯曼市布尔萨（Bursa）的年龄结构和死亡率，这些城市在过去几个世纪以来一直是具有政治和商业意义的城市中心。它使用了一组迄今未经审查的奥斯曼帝国人口登记册，该登记册于1839年保存，并一直更新到1842年，该记录册提供了所有男性居民的详细自我报告数据，不论年龄，包括死亡，出生和移民。该研究结合Coale和Demeny区域模型寿命表测试了年龄和死亡率数据的质量，并将结果与​​针对欧洲区域的历史人口研究进行了比较。