Christianity and Judaism in The Ottoman Empire - Taxation

Taxation

See also: Taxation in the Ottoman Empire

Taxation from the perspective of dhimmis was "a concrete continuation of the taxes paid to earlier regimes" (but now lower under the Muslim rule) and from the point of view of the Muslim conqueror was a material proof of the dhimmis' subjection.

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