2025. no 1. Shukri Seytumerov
Yesil Jami Mosque in the documents of the Tauride
Muslim Spiritual Board (30–40s of the 19th century)
Shukri Seytumerov
Marjani Institute of History of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences
Abstract. One of the most famous architectural monuments of Bakhchisarai – the Yesil Jami Mosque, after the events of the 80s of the 18th century, was abandoned, without parishioners, and needed repairs. Archival documents of the Tauride Muslim Spiritual Board for the 30–40s of the 19th century, published statistical data and indicated that one of the probable reasons for the desolation of the Jami was the emigration of a significant number of Muslim residents from Bakhchisarai and the settlement of the city by the Christian population, as a result, the absence of a jamaat at the mosque, responsible for maintaining the Yesil Jami building in proper condition.
Keywords: Crimean Khanate, Bakhchisarai, Kyrym Geray, Dilyara, Yeshil Jami, tekie, cemaat, Tauride Muslim Spiritual Board, waqf, legend, desecration.
For citation: Seytumerov Sh.S. Yesil Jami Mosque in the documents of the Tauride Muslim Spiritual Board (30–40s of the 19th century). Krymskoe istoricheskoe obozrenie=Crimean Historical Review. 2025, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 106–114. DOI: 10.22378/kio.2025.1.106-114 (In Crimean Tatar)
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About the author: Shukri S. Seytumerov – Senior Research Fellow of the Crimean Scientific Center, Marjani Institute of History of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences (7, Baturin Str., Kazan 420111, Russian Federation); arhivaga2015@gmail.com
