Eğrigöz is a village in Emet District of Kütahya Province, Turkey.[1] As of 2022, its population is 172.[2] Eğrigöz is known for its old fortress, which is on a hill just east of the village. It was also a district capital under Ottoman rule in the early modern period.
The village of Eğrigöz is located just west of the Emet Çayı stream, on a saddle-like landform connecting two rocky hills. The western hill is a cone-shaped rocky outcrop, while immediately above the village on the east is a steep rocky hill topped by a small plateau. On this plateau is the old fortress. Below the plateau is a rocky shelf that drops off sharply on the north, south, and east sides, making the fortress only accessible from the west side. The Emet Çayı flows below the east side of this hill.[3]: 245
Eğrigöz is 64 km west of Kütahya, the province capital.[3]: 245
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The fortress of Eğrigöz consists of a series of walls enclosing the eastern hill's lower shelf on the west, south, and east sides. There is no wall on the north side, but the drop-off here is extremely steep and the lower shelf is extremely narrow. There are three towers: one on the west side, and then ones at the northeast and southeast corners. There may have also been another watchtower on top of the plateau. On the hill's east side, on the slope below the lower shelf, there are remains of a short section of wall along with a square tower; these were probably part of a lower ring of walls. On the north side, there are three cisterns, variously made of brick or carved directly into the rock. The fortress could only be accessed from the west side, and access was controlled by two gates on the steep western slope leading up to the lower shelf.[3]: 245
Historyedit
Eğrigöz may possibly be identical to the medieval Byzantine place called Akrokos (Greek: Άκροκός), which was mentioned in the 9th century as a bandon in the theme of Opsikion. (The bandon of Akrokos also included a town called Tiberiopolis, whose location is also unknown.) It was later mentioned in 1113 in connection with the campaigns of the emperor Alexios I Komnenos. However, contemporary references to Akrokos are vague about its location, and they seem to contradict each other, so the identification of it with Eğrigöz is highly uncertain.[3]: 179, 245, 404
In 1381, Eğrigöz was one of several towns ceded from Germiyanid control to the early Ottoman Empire, as part of the wedding dowry of Devletşah Hatun, who was married to the Ottoman prince (and future sultan) Bayezid I.[4]: 60
In 1442, Vlad the Impaler was briefly kept in the fortress of Eğrigöz as a hostage of the Ottoman sultan.[5]: 254
^Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
^"Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
^ abcdBelke, Klaus; Mersich, Norbert (1990). Tabula Imperii Byzantini Bd. 7. Phrygien und Pisidien. Wien: Österreichicshe Akademie der Wissenschaften. ISBN3-7001-1698-5. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
^ abVarlık, Mustafa Çetin (1974). Germiyan-oğulları tarihi (1300-1429) (in Turkish). Ankara. Retrieved 30 January 2024.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^Rezachevici, Constantin (1991). "Vlad Țepeș – Chronology and historical bibliography". In Treptow, Kurt W. (ed.). Dracula: Essays on the Life and Times of Vlad Țepeș. East European Monographs, Distributed by Columbia University Press. pp. 253–294. ISBN978-0-88033-220-0.
April 16, 2024
eğrigöz, village, emet, district, kütahya, province, turkey, 2022, population, known, fortress, which, hill, just, east, village, also, district, capital, under, ottoman, rule, early, modern, period, villagelocation, turkeyshow, turkey, turkey, aegean, show, t. Egrigoz is a village in Emet District of Kutahya Province Turkey 1 As of 2022 its population is 172 2 Egrigoz is known for its old fortress which is on a hill just east of the village It was also a district capital under Ottoman rule in the early modern period EgrigozVillageEgrigozLocation in TurkeyShow map of TurkeyEgrigozEgrigoz Turkey Aegean Show map of Turkey AegeanCoordinates 39 24 32 N 29 13 51 E 39 40889 N 29 23083 E 39 40889 29 23083CountryTurkeyProvinceKutahyaDistrictEmetPopulation 2022 172Time zoneUTC 3 TRT Contents 1 Geography 2 Fortress 3 History 4 Gallery 5 ReferencesGeography editThe village of Egrigoz is located just west of the Emet Cayi stream on a saddle like landform connecting two rocky hills The western hill is a cone shaped rocky outcrop while immediately above the village on the east is a steep rocky hill topped by a small plateau On this plateau is the old fortress Below the plateau is a rocky shelf that drops off sharply on the north south and east sides making the fortress only accessible from the west side The Emet Cayi flows below the east side of this hill 3 245 Egrigoz is 64 km west of Kutahya the province capital 3 245 Fortress editThe fortress of Egrigoz consists of a series of walls enclosing the eastern hill s lower shelf on the west south and east sides There is no wall on the north side but the drop off here is extremely steep and the lower shelf is extremely narrow There are three towers one on the west side and then ones at the northeast and southeast corners There may have also been another watchtower on top of the plateau On the hill s east side on the slope below the lower shelf there are remains of a short section of wall along with a square tower these were probably part of a lower ring of walls On the north side there are three cisterns variously made of brick or carved directly into the rock The fortress could only be accessed from the west side and access was controlled by two gates on the steep western slope leading up to the lower shelf 3 245 History editEgrigoz may possibly be identical to the medieval Byzantine place called Akrokos Greek Akrokos which was mentioned in the 9th century as a bandon in the theme of Opsikion The bandon of Akrokos also included a town called Tiberiopolis whose location is also unknown It was later mentioned in 1113 in connection with the campaigns of the emperor Alexios I Komnenos However contemporary references to Akrokos are vague about its location and they seem to contradict each other so the identification of it with Egrigoz is highly uncertain 3 179 245 404 In 1381 Egrigoz was one of several towns ceded from Germiyanid control to the early Ottoman Empire as part of the wedding dowry of Devletsah Hatun who was married to the Ottoman prince and future sultan Bayezid I 4 60 In 1442 Vlad the Impaler was briefly kept in the fortress of Egrigoz as a hostage of the Ottoman sultan 5 254 The Tapu Defter 438 from the reign of Suleyman the Magnificent listed Egrigoz as a kaza in the Sanjak of Kutahya 4 61 Gallery edit nbsp Egrigoz in springtime The two hills are visible on either side of the image nbsp Satellite image of Egrigoz Up is north nbsp View of the fortress hill in Egrigoz One of the gates is visible at the bottom of the hill nbsp Closer view of the same gate nbsp Ruins of an old hamam in EgrigozReferences edit Koy Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory Retrieved 1 March 2023 Address based population registration system ADNKS results dated 31 December 2022 Favorite Reports XLS TUIK Retrieved 13 March 2023 a b c d Belke Klaus Mersich Norbert 1990 Tabula Imperii Byzantini Bd 7 Phrygien und Pisidien Wien Osterreichicshe Akademie der Wissenschaften ISBN 3 7001 1698 5 Retrieved 19 December 2023 a b Varlik Mustafa Cetin 1974 Germiyan ogullari tarihi 1300 1429 in Turkish Ankara Retrieved 30 January 2024 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link Rezachevici Constantin 1991 Vlad Țepeș Chronology and historical bibliography In Treptow Kurt W ed Dracula Essays on the Life and Times of Vlad Țepeș East European Monographs Distributed by Columbia University Press pp 253 294 ISBN 978 0 88033 220 0 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Egrigoz amp oldid 1201335611, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
