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Map of Serbia 1196

Below a map of Serbia in 1196 during the reign of Stefan Nemanja, the map gives an indication how Serbia looked like during that period. Please note that this is a first version and that there will be changes.

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Oznake: 

Glossary of Turkish word used during the Ottoman period

Ağa
Chief; master; head servant of a household

Akritai
Byzantine frontier troops

Acâriz
extra-ordinary taxes levied on the reâyâ in times of emergency

Baba

Father

Baş kadîn
"head women", the first women of the Palace harem--> to bear the sultan a son

Bedestan
A covered market for the sale of valuable goods

Bey

1. Prince, ruler of an independent principality. 2. Governor of a district

Beylerbeyi
"Bey of the Beys", governor of a beylerbeyilik. The highest rank in the provincial government of the Ottoman empire.

Beylerbeyilik
1. A province, the largest administrative unit in the Ottoman Empire, and governmen by a beylerbeyi. 2 The office of the beylerbeyi

Beylik
Any district or principality governed by a bey

Bazirgân
"merchants", term used for large traders handling overseas and caravan trade; also known as tüccâr.

Celâlî
A rebel against the government in the 16th century Anatolia

Çeribaşî
"head of troops", an officer in the provinces commanding a detachment of timar-holding sipâhîs

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