TRENDEFRAtlas of the Sultans · Glossary
Term · Finance and economy
Also known as: avârız-ı dîvâniyye
Taxes and services originally levied in extraordinary times such as war.
Avarız was collected in cash or in kind, as wheat, flour or fat. It was an extraordinary tax, generally levied in wartime when needed; but successive wars turned it into a regular tax in the 17th century.
Source: TDV Encyclopedia of Islam, article “AVÂRIZ” (in Turkish); text condensed for the atlas.