Demographic and Ethno-Religious Change in 15thand 16th-Century Ottoman Dobrudja (NE Balkans) and the Related Impact of Migrations
Journal: Radovi Zavoda za hrvatsku povijest Filozofskog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu
Year: 2019

This essay examines the main aspects of demographic and ethno-religious change in Ottoman Dobrudja (NE Balkans) from the Ottoman conquest in the late 14 th century till the late 16 th century. Paying due attention to Dobrudja's pre-Ottoman historical legacy, and utilizing an array of narrative and administrative sources, the essay discusses Dobrudja's turbulent political history during the 15 th century, which led to the continuation of negative demographic trends that had developed in the pre-O