PROPERTIES AND FOUNDATIONS IN AJLOUN SANJAK ACCORDING TO REGISTRY BOOKS IN THE 16TH CENTURY بحث منشور باللغة التركية بعنوان : الاملاك والاوقاف في سنجق عجلون في القرن السادس عشر من

Abstract This study sheds light on the foundation and property history of Ajloun Sanjak? between 1514 and 1596. Furthermore, the study briefly discusses the history of Ajloun Sanjak from the standpoint of history, geography, administration, and population. It also mentioned how the foundation was organized, as mentioned in the Ajloun Sanjak and the tabu registry books of the 16th century as well as the mukataa, timar, and foundation registers of the same century. These registers contain a comprehensive perspective on the administrative, economic, and social, foundations and population carried out by the Ottoman Empire in the middle of the 16th century. These registers also mentioned the center of Ajloun Sanjak and its villages and farms. Thus, it is in this context that the paper talks about these properties and foundations found in the land registry books numbered 970, 266, and 185 related to Ajloun Sanjak. Moreover, in these registers, there are clear records about the foundation?s place, the foundation?s name, the foundation type, and to whom the foundation belongs. In addition, we were able to determine the place of the spread of these foundations in the villages and farms of the sub-districts of Ajloun Sanjak and the value of the endowment from the registers. This study also gives important information about the place where the foundation was allocated in the Ajloun Sanjak. In addition, foundation institutions and properties in the Ajloun Sanjak had a significant economic impact on the region throughout the 16th century. These institutions were involved in the management and maintenance of various properties, including farmland and commercial buildings such as markets and shops. Moreover, the foundation institutions and properties of the Ajloun Sanjak played an important role in the social and cultural life of the region throughout the 16th century. It has played an important role in the management and maintenance of these foundations as well as providing services to the local community. Moreover, one of the main social and cultural impacts of waqf properties and institutions in the Ajloun Sanjak is its role in the promotion of education and knowledge and its dissemination among social classes, especially those who cannot educate their children outside their geographical boundaries. The foundation institutions and properties in Ajloun Sanjak made an essential contribution to the promotion of the region's unique cultural and religious activities during the 16th century. They have played an important role in promoting local identity through education, philanthropy, social welfare, and religious and cultural activities. In addition, it has been revealed that the foundations in the Aclun Sanjak were donated to the poor, the readers of the Qur'an, the Great Mosque in Mecca, the tombs of the prophets and companions, the madrasahs and mosques of the sultans, some zawiyas and masjids in the holy