About some waqfs in Slaviona from the XVIth century

Abstract

This article presents some, until now, unknown data about three of the significant waqifs (benefactors) in the region of Pozega Sanjak.
The most famous among them was Mehmed-beg Jahjapasic, a sanjak- beg of Smederevo, who was, later, a beglerbeg of Budim. He played a great role in the conquest of Slavonia; but his numerous properties in the region of that Sanjak he bequeathed to his equally numerous endowments in Belgrade. The next waqif was Sulejman, the captain of the river Drava, who was, most probably, son of Ferhad-pasha Sokolovic who constructed a mosque in Dobodac at Sava, for the maintenance of which he bequeathed some of his properties. There is very little data about waqif of Podravska Slatina, zaim Behram. According to some evidence, he was not from these regions by birth, but he bequeathed significant properties in benefit of this region.
This article is based on data from the cadastre registers (defter) of Poz ega Sanjak from the years 1565 (detailed), 1569 (summary) and 1579 (also detailed).