Yenişehir (Bursa) Âyânı Sarıcaoğlu Osman Ağa ve Muhallefâtı

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This study handles the activities and the confiscation of the assets of Sarıcaoğlu Osman Aga, the ayan of Yenisehir district in Bursa. Osman Aga was a bandit initially. When Osman Aga got stronger due to the support of Kalyoncu Ali Aga, the ayan of Bilecik, he became the ayan of Yenişehir. Since he continued to behave like a bandit, he was sentenced to death several times. Nevertheless he always escaped from the punishment by means of Kalyoncu Ali’s protection. Upon he continued illegal activities persistenly he was sentenced to death once again in 1813. Even he escaped he was caught and execu ...Daha fazlası