Օսմանյան կայսրության էթնոկրոնական քաղաքականության հիմնական առանձնահատկություններն Արևմտյան Հայաստանում XVI դարում

Abstract

The Turkish-Persian wars affected negatively the demographic processes in Armenia in the 16th century and in the first half of the 17th century. The religious policy of the Ottoman Empire, a part of which was Western Armenia, was inseparable from the demographic policy of the Empire, since national issues were based on religious affiliation; thus, the Armenian population was often subjected to socio-economic, social and cultural-religious oppression in the 16th century. Obvious signs of the above mentioned policy were sürgün (mass deportations of the population), devşirme (the system of forced recruitment of boys from non-Muslim families), tax policy (in particular, payment of jizya - a per capita tax from non-Muslim population), etc. Numerous Turkish, Armenian and European sources confirm that this policy was carried out against the Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire and, in particular, took place in Western Armenia. Thus, the ethno-religious policy of the Ottoman Empire adversely affected the dynamics of the growth of the Armenian population and its social life.