Piracy in the Ottoman Empire, a caravan of Balisan as an example

Abstract

Bandits work and caravan stripping have deep roots in history. Due to the extent of the borders of the Ottoman Empire, bandits work existed throughout the history of the state. This work is a challenge at the social, commercial and administrative levels It created a great commercial economy for the Ottoman state and the people Every convoy that went from one place to another was attacked by the road gangs. A convoy from Balisan district was one of the convoys that was attacked by the border gangs and their belongings were confiscated. This paper, entitled: Piracy in the Ottoman Empire, a caravan of Balisan (1892) as an example, consists of three main topics, each topic contains several sub-topics, along with the events of the trade caravan Balisan and interpretation of an Ottoman archival document about the incident, briefly and in detail It describes the history of bandit's warfare, the reasons for its commission and the methods of bandit's warfare in the Ottoman Empire. The aim of this study is to understand the economic and social conditions of the Kurds and the regions under the Ottoman Empire Scientific issues are raised, the most important of which are economic and social aspects. Also, the method used This research is a comparative analysis method, based on scientific criteria has tried to prepare a concise and informative research. Thus, in the light of the titles and sources used, several conclusions have been obtained at the end of the study.