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Diocese of Chaldia (Ottoman Period)
Author(s) : Terezakis Yorgos (1/9/2006)Translation : Panourgia Klio
For citation: Terezakis Yorgos , "Diocese of Chaldia (Ottoman Period)",Encyclopaedia of the Hellenic World, Asia MinorURL: <http://www.ehw.gr/l.aspx?id=10204>
GLOSSARY
exarchy An ecclesiastical province that does not belong to the nearest diocese, but is administrated either directly by the Patriarchate or by a patriarchal monastery.
florins Ottoman gold coins first issued by Mehmed II around 1460 in imitation of the Venetian gold ducats - hence the Italian origin of the name. Otherwise known as sultanı.
kaza The basic grade of the Ottoman provincial administration. It included the surrounding region of a city or a town. During the late Ottoman Period it is identified with the kaymakamlık.
1. General Background
2. Establishment and development of the ecclesiastical region of Chaldia (17th - 18th century)
3. The development and expansion of the Chaldia province (18th-20th century)
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