Bombay Consulate General and Evaluation of Its Accounting Records (Rumi 1292-1299/1876-1883)

Sevgi Taşpinar; Mustafa Güler

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Bombay Consulate General and Evaluation of Its Accounting Records (Rumi 1292-1299/1876-1883)

Authors:

Sevgi Taşpinar | Mustafa Güler

Publisher:

Afyon Kocatepe University

Main Topics:

İktisat Tarihi (Diğer)

Journal:

Kocatepe Beşeri Bilimler Dergisi Vol.3 Issue 1, pp.34-54

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2024

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001321067

pISSN:

2979-9716

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Abstract:

 The Bombay Consulate General, which was the hand of the Ottoman Empire in India, had an important place in the development of Ottoman commercial relations with the Indian region and in the protection of the rights of Ottoman merchants and subjects who were active in the region. The consuls were appointed to their positions by being given salaries and allowances. The first job of the appointed consul was to find a building where the consulship activities would be carried out. The rent of this building was covered by the consuls allocation. Official transactions of merchants and Ottoman citizens were carried out in the consulship, and revenue was obtained from them. While a certain part of this revenue was spent on mandatory expenses, the remaining part was sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This study presents the evaluation of the accounting records of the Bombay Consulate General between the Rumi years of 1292-1299 1876-1883, identified in the Ottoman Archives. According to this evaluation, the quarterly or annual revenues of the Bombay Consulate General, its expenses and what these expenses include, the amount of revenue to be sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the amounts of money requested from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are shown.

 The Bombay Consulate General, which was the hand of the Ottoman Empire in India, had an important place in the development of Ottoman commercial relations with the Indian region and in the protection of the rights of Ottoman merchants and subjects who were active in the region. The consuls were appointed to their positions by being given salaries and allowances. The first job of the appointed consul was to find a building where the consulship activities would be carried out. The rent of this building was covered by the consuls allocation. Official transactions of merchants and Ottoman citizens were carried out in the consulship, and revenue was obtained from them. While a certain part of this revenue was spent on mandatory expenses, the remaining part was sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This study presents the evaluation of the accounting records of the Bombay Consulate General between the Rumi years of 1292-1299 1876-1883, identified in the Ottoman Archives. According to this evaluation, the quarterly or annual revenues of the Bombay Consulate General, its expenses and what these expenses include, the amount of revenue to be sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the amounts of money requested from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are shown.

 The Bombay Consulate General, which was the hand of the Ottoman Empire in India, had an important place in the development of Ottoman commercial relations with the Indian region and in the protection of the rights of Ottoman merchants and subjects who were active in the region. The consuls were appointed to their positions by being given salaries and allowances. The first job of the appointed consul was to find a building where the consulship activities would be carried out. The rent of this building was covered by the consuls allocation. Official transactions of merchants and Ottoman citizens were carried out in the consulship, and revenue was obtained from them. While a certain part of this revenue was spent on mandatory expenses, the remaining part was sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This study presents the evaluation of the accounting records of the Bombay Consulate General between the Rumi years of 1292-1299 1876-1883, identified in the Ottoman Archives. According to this evaluation, the quarterly or annual revenues of the Bombay Consulate General, its expenses and what these expenses include, the amount of revenue to be sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the amounts of money requested from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are shown.

 Osmanlı Devletinin Hindistandaki temsilcisi konumundaki Bombay Baş Şehbenderliği, Hint bölgesi ile Osmanlı ticari ilişkilerinin geliştirilmesinde ve bölgede faaliyet gösteren Osmanlı tüccar ve tebaasının haklarının korunmasında önemli bir yere sahip olmuştur. Şehbenderler kendilerine maaş ve tahsisat verilerek görev yerlerine atanmıştır. Göreve atanan şehbenderlerin ilk işi şehbenderlik faaliyetlerinin yürütüleceği bir bina bulunmasıdır. Bu binanın kirası şehbenderin tahsisatından karşılanmaktadır. Şehbenderhanede tüccar ve Osmanlı vatandaşlarının resmî işlemleri yapılarak bunlardan hasılat elde edilmiştir. Bu hasılatın belli bir kısmı zorunlu giderlere harcanırken kalan kısmı Hariciye Nezaretine gönderilmiştir. Bu çalışma Bombay Baş Şehbenderhanesinin Rumî 1292-1299 1876-1883 yılları arasında Osmanlı Arşivinde tespit edilen muhasebe kayıtlarının değerlendirmesini ele almaktadır. Bu değerlendirmeye göre Bombay Baş Şehbenderhanesinin üçer aylık veya yıllık hasılatı, masrafları ve bu masrafların neleri içerdiği, Hariciye Nezaretine gönderilecek olan hasılat miktarı ve Hariciyeden talep edilen ödenek miktarları gösterilmiştir.

Article Details

Bombay Consulate General and Evaluation of Its Accounting Records (Rumi 1292-1299/1876-1883)

Authors:

Sevgi Taşpinar | Mustafa Güler

Publisher:

Afyon Kocatepe University

Main Topics:

İktisat Tarihi (Diğer)

Journal:

Kocatepe Beşeri Bilimler Dergisi Vol.3 Issue 1, pp.34-54

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2024

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001321067

pISSN:

2979-9716

Şehbenderlik

Bombay

Muhasebe

Hasılat

Maaş

Tahsisat.Şehbenderlik

Bombay

Muhasebe

Hasılat

Maaş

Tahsisat.

Issues

Article Details

Authors: Sevgi Taşpinar | Mustafa Güler

Publisher: Afyon Kocatepe University

Main Topics: İktisat Tarihi (Diğer)

Journal: Kocatepe Beşeri Bilimler Dergisi Vol.3 Issue 1, pp.34-54

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 6/2024

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2001321067

pISSN: 2979-9716

Issues

Authors:

Sevgi Taşpinar | Mustafa Güler

Publisher:

Afyon Kocatepe University

Main Topics:

İktisat Tarihi (Diğer)

Journal:

Kocatepe Beşeri Bilimler Dergisi Vol.3 Issue 1, pp.34-54

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2024

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001321067

pISSN:

2979-9716