a member of an urban defence fraternity tied to guilds and mystic brotherhoods
akinci
a raider
askeri
military, Ottoman 'ruling class'
avariz
extraordinary tax
ayan
a notable, autonomous local leader, especially in the Ottoman Balkans
azab
a marine
bahşiş
a tip, payment for a judicial or bureaucratic service rendered
bedestan
a covered market
bey
honorific title, prince or ruler in Anatolia in pre-Ottoman and early Ottoman times
beylerbeyi
governor-general in early Ottoman times
beylerbeyilik
greater province governed by a beylerbeyi and overseeing constituent sancaks
beylik
principality, region of Anatolia ruled by a bey
capitulations
agreements with European states that afforded privileges such as reduction in customs duties
caravansaray
hostel/fortress to protect merchant caravans
çarş
a market
Catholicos
supreme bishop of the Armenian Gregorian Church
child levy
forced recruitment of Christian children for the devşirme
cizye
tax collected from non-Muslims
defterdar
Keeper of the Register, Chief Defterdar -- head of the Ottoman financial administration/bureaucracy
Der Saadet
Istanbul
derbend
mountain pass, stronghold
derebey
autonomous local leader, especially in Ottoman Anatolia
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Publication Information: Book Title: The Ottoman Turks: An Introductory History to 1923. Contributors: Justin McCarthy - author. Publisher: Longman. Place of Publication: London. Publication Year: 1997. Page Number: 389.
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