Dazdie was the tax paid by Roma state slaves in Bessarabia to the Russian Empire after the region was incorporated in 1812.
Roma state slaves were organized in 3 categories:
- First class: owing annual taxes of 40 lei
- Second class: owing annual taxes of 20 lei
- Third class: consisting of the elderly, widows and orphans and owing no taxes.
Privately-owned Roma slaves were not obliged to pay the tax.
The Roma often exercised their exit option by migrating to avoid state and private exploitation.
Souces
- Viorel Achim . The Roma in Romanian History. 2004. Budapest: Central European University Press. ISBN9639241849. pp. 130-132.