in 1596, sakhnin appeared in ottoman tax registers as being in the "nahiya" of acca, part of safad sanjak. it had a population of 66 households and 8 bachelors, all muslim. the villagers paid a fixed tax rate of 20% on various agricultural products, including wheat, barley, olives, cotton, in addition to a water mill; a total of 12,138 akçe.