Sinirname

A Sınırname was a type of document in the Ottoman empire, representing an area of land;^[1] similar to a modern title deed, although often describing a larger area such as a village or district, rather than a single residence.^[2]

A sınırname for the village of Subaşı, in Hayrabolu district, in eastern Thrace; which was mülk (freehold) land belonging to Rüstem Pasha. The top of the "sınırname" is signed with the imperial tughra.

A sınırname would be granted by a higher authority - even the sultan. It would describe the boundary of the land.^[3] A sınırname might be issued like a land grant, or it might be issued following resolution of a border dispute^[4] (for instance, by a kadi).

Sınırname also described land usage; they were parallel to the system of defters which were used for taxation.^[5]