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Glossary
Ahi 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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