Celali rebellions in Anatolia

E490844

The Celali rebellions in Anatolia were a series of large-scale, often violent uprisings by provincial bandit-leaders and discontented soldiers and peasants against Ottoman central authority in the late 16th and early 17th centuries.

All labels observed (3)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (60)

Predicate Object
instanceOf rebellion
series of uprisings
alsoKnownAs Celali uprisings in Anatolia
characteristic guerrilla-style warfare
large-scale violence
plundering of countryside
sieges of towns
effect depopulation of villages
devastation of rural Anatolia
growth of tax-farming (iltizam)
increase in banditry
reforms in Ottoman provincial administration
strengthening of provincial notables (ayan)
weakening of timar system
endTime early 17th century
hasCause Celali taxation policies
climatic and harvest crises
currency devaluation in the Ottoman Empire
discontent among provincial soldiers
heavy taxation
irregular payment of soldiers
peasant grievances
population pressure
provincial power struggles
timar system crisis
weakening of central authority
hasParticipant Ottoman central army
linked to: Ottoman Army

Ottoman provincial governors
discontented soldiers
peasants
provincial bandit leaders
sekban mercenaries
sipahi cavalry
historicalContext Little Ice Age climatic conditions
Long Turkish War
Ottoman–Habsburg wars
leader Abaza Mehmed Pasha
Canbuladoğlu Ali Pasha
Deli Hasan
Karayazıcı Abdülhalim
Tavil Ahmed
location Anatolia
Ottoman Empire
mainLocation central Anatolia
eastern Anatolia
linked to: Eastern Anatolia

southern Anatolia
opposedBy Ottoman central government
linked to: Ottoman authorities

Ottoman provincial authorities
Ottoman sultans
linked to: Ottoman sultan
partOf Celali rebellions
significantEvent Abaza Mehmed Pasha rebellion
Canbuladoğlu rebellion
Deli Hasan rebellion
Karayazıcı rebellion
Tavil Ahmed rebellion
startTime late 16th century
timePeriod reign of Ahmed I
reign of Mehmed III
reign of Murad IV
reign of Osman II

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mehmed III notableEvent Celali rebellions in Anatolia
subject linked to: Sultan Mehmed III
Mehmed III conflict Celali rebellions
subject linked to: Sultan Mehmed III
linked to: Celali rebellions in Anatolia
Celali rebellions in Anatolia partOf Celali rebellions
linked to: Celali rebellions in Anatolia
Celali rebellions in Anatolia alsoKnownAs Celali uprisings in Anatolia
linked to: Celali rebellions in Anatolia