Kethüda (Ottoman Turkish: كدخدا), often corrupted to k[y]ahya or kehya in daily speech, was an Ottoman Turkish title meaning "steward, deputy, lieutenant". It derives from the Persian word katak-khvatai ("master of a household", later "chieftain, headman").[1]
The term originated in medieval Persia. Under the Ilkhanids, the term kadkhuda (Persian: کدخدا) referred to a village elder who acted as its representative towards the government, and later, under the Safavids, their duties included the collection of taxes and administration of their village or town.[1] From Persian practice it spread to the Seljuk Turks of the Sultanate of Rum, and is first attested in Ottoman usage in the 15th century in the sense of an "authorised deputy official".[1] Accordingly, the term is found across a wide variety of official institutions and offices, both in the central and in the provincial administration, where the kethüda served as a deputy to the agha or re'is in charge of a department or unit or a provincial governor (beylerbey or sanjakbey).[1] By far the most important among them was the deputy of the grand vizier, the sadaret kethüdası; the kethüda yeri supervised the timariots in the provinces, and was also found as a title in the Janissary corps; and the kapı kethüdası was the permanent representative maintained in the Ottoman capital, Constantinople, by provincial governors, senior viziers, or tributary and vassal rulers like the hospodars of the Danubian principalities.[1]
At the same time, the Persian institution of kethüdas as village or town chiefs, also continued under the Ottoman Empire, until it was abolished until 1790.[1] The system was also extended to nomadic tribes; originally, while chieftainship was hereditary, the tribe chieftain appointed kethüdas over the subordinate clans, while later the clans chose one of their own number to act in this capacity.[1]
kethüda, village, cide, ottoman, turkish, كدخدا, often, corrupted, ahya, kehya, daily, speech, ottoman, turkish, title, meaning, steward, deputy, lieutenant, derives, from, persian, word, katak, khvatai, master, household, later, chieftain, headman, term, orig. For the village see Kethuda Cide Kethuda Ottoman Turkish كدخدا often corrupted to k y ahya or kehya in daily speech was an Ottoman Turkish title meaning steward deputy lieutenant It derives from the Persian word katak khvatai master of a household later chieftain headman 1 The term originated in medieval Persia Under the Ilkhanids the term kadkhuda Persian کدخدا referred to a village elder who acted as its representative towards the government and later under the Safavids their duties included the collection of taxes and administration of their village or town 1 From Persian practice it spread to the Seljuk Turks of the Sultanate of Rum and is first attested in Ottoman usage in the 15th century in the sense of an authorised deputy official 1 Accordingly the term is found across a wide variety of official institutions and offices both in the central and in the provincial administration where the kethuda served as a deputy to the agha or re is in charge of a department or unit or a provincial governor beylerbey or sanjakbey 1 By far the most important among them was the deputy of the grand vizier the sadaret kethudasi the kethuda yeri supervised the timariots in the provinces and was also found as a title in the Janissary corps and the kapi kethudasi was the permanent representative maintained in the Ottoman capital Constantinople by provincial governors senior viziers or tributary and vassal rulers like the hospodars of the Danubian principalities 1 At the same time the Persian institution of kethuda s as village or town chiefs also continued under the Ottoman Empire until it was abolished until 1790 1 The system was also extended to nomadic tribes originally while chieftainship was hereditary the tribe chieftain appointed kethuda s over the subordinate clans while later the clans chose one of their own number to act in this capacity 1 References edit a b c d e f g Orhonlu Baer amp Ed 1978 pp 893 894 Sources editOrhonlu Cengiz Baer G amp Ed 1978 Ketk h uda In van Donzel E Lewis B Pellat Ch amp Bosworth C E eds Encyclopaedia of Islam Volume IV Iran Kha 2nd ed Leiden E J Brill pp 893 894 OCLC 758278456 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kethuda amp oldid 1083356501, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
