A kadiluk (, ) was the jurisdiction of a kadi, an Islamic law judge under the Ottoman Empire. They typically consisted of a major city and its surrounding villages, although some kadis occupied other positions within the imperial administration.
Legal issues
Kadis oversaw administration of imperial justice, which was particularly important for maintaining order and local control over the
granted fiefs (
timar) during the early Ottoman expansion.
Kazas
Within the imperial administration, kadiluks also initially functioned as the
, the main subdivisions of the
,
with the kadi overseeing his district's taxation and military conscription.
[ " These records mirror the diversity of the kadi's responsibilities in the Ottoman city"] These functions were eventually handed over to a separate official called the
kaymakam, and the empire's kazas were fully distinguished from its kadiluks in 1864 as part of the
Tanzimat reforms.
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