_ 267 _ and Mulk. Where, as often happens, a Mufassal is missing, the corresponding Ijmal becomes our major source of information. Anyhow, though the Ijmals add little to the Mufassals on which they are based, they are useful chiefly for two reasons : 1. When a Timar changes hands the Ijmal sometimes records the date and circumstances of the transfer. 2. They give some information, such as the total values of Khass, Waqfs, and Timars, in a more accessible form. Both Mufassal and Ijmal are usually drawn up for a Liwa (Sanjaq). In the larger Liwas, like Aleppo and Damascus, however, they often cover only part of the Liwa, while on the other hand small Liwas like Jerusalem and Gaza are often joined in a single volume. In all the Defters I have seen the revenues are stated in Aqche (Aspers). 3. Ruznamche and Derdest. These are respectively journals of berAts relating to fiefs and rough, day-today records of incoming information. The main value of the latter lies in the records they sometimes include of administrative expenditure. A word or two on the material form of the defters. They are long and narrow, up to about 2 feet in length, and
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