Ottoman 1898 Land Deed Agricultural Land in Amasya Title Deed

Ottoman Tapu (Deed) – Agricultural Land in Amasya, Gümüş Kazası, 1898

Description:
An original Ottoman property deed (tapu) dated Kanun-ı Sani 1313 AH (January 1898 CE), concerning an agricultural field located in Amasya, Gümüş Kazası, in the village of Siyam? (exact name uncertain) at the İsmail Pınarı mevkisi. The land measures a total of 12 dönüm.

The boundaries are recorded as follows:

• East (şarken): Hacı Mustafa’s wife

• West (garben): İkizoğlu Halil

• South (cenuben): Veli

• North (şimalen): Road

The property originally belonged to Öksüz oğlu Mehmed Hasan. Upon his death, ownership passed to his immediate heirs: sons Mehmed and Süleyman, daughter (kerime) Zehra, and grandchildren Mehmed, Fatma, İbrahim, and Emin. The value of the land was assessed at 125 kuruş.

This document illustrates the Ottoman practice of detailed inheritance records, showing how landholdings were divided among family members, and reflects the agrarian and social structure of Amasya at the close of the 19th century.

Key Features:

• Date: Kanun-ı Sani 1313 AH (January 1898 CE)

• Location: Amasya, Gümüş Kazası, village of Siyam? – İsmail Pınarı mevkisi

• Property type: Agricultural land

• Size: 12 dönüm

• Boundaries: Hacı Mustafa’s wife, İkizoğlu Halil, Veli, and a road

• Owner: Öksüz oğlu Mehmed Hasan → inherited by sons Mehmed & Süleyman, daughter Zehra, grandchildren Mehmed, Fatma, İbrahim & Emin

• Value: 125 kuruş

• Language: Ottoman Turkish

• Condition: Well-preserved with standard age-related wear