THE CHRISTIAN SIPAHIS IN THE SERBIAN LANDS IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE 15TH CENTURY
THE CHRISTIAN SIPAHIS IN THE SERBIAN LANDS IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE 15TH CENTURY
Author(s): Ema MiljkovićSubject(s): History, Cultural history, Economic history, 15th Century, The Ottoman Empire
Published by: Филозофски факултет, Универзитет у Београду
Keywords: Ottoman Empire; second half of the 15th century; Christian sipahis; timar system; Ottoman census books
Summary/Abstract: The aim of this study is to analyze the number of the Christian sipahis, as well as their role in the frame of the Ottoman timar system in the Serbian lands, on the basis of the Ottoman census books from the second half of the 15th century. Th e analyzed data had been studied by the regions, and then it was given the general survey regarding the Christian sipahis in the Serbian lands in the second half of the 15th century, which made possible to make some general conclusion of their status and importance, depending on the Ottoman state policy in certain provinces.
Journal: БЕОГРАДСКИ ИСТОРИЈСКИ ГЛАСНИК
- Issue Year: 2010
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 103-119
- Page Count: 17
- Language: English