Part 1: The Sources and the Historico-Institutional Setting 1. I troduction to the Ottoman City 2. Thessaloniki, a City of Ottoman Pluralism 3. The Sources. Historical Value and Methodological Issues 4. The Kadı and the Islamic Law of Successio 5. Familial Realities 6. Urban Wealth Distribution. Some Introductory Observations Part 2: The Estate Assets 7. The Movable Articles 8. The Productive Capital 9. The Human Resources 10. The Fiscal Capital Part 3: The People 11. Askeris, Christians, Women and Villagers 12. Entrepreneurs and their Strategies  13. Concluding Remarks AppendixBibliographyIndex