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Abdal
:
a name sometimes given to itinerant dervishes.
Acemi
:
a novice
Acemi Oğlan
:
a novice in the page-school of the Palace; a conscript later to join theJanissary corp
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Adaletname
:
A sultanic rescript, redressing the malpractices of a provincial authority
Ağa
:
master ; head servant of a household.
Ahi
:
Leader of a semi-religious fraternity of late Seljuk and early Ottoman times
Akçe
:
A silver coin, the chief unit of account in the Ottoman Empire
Akritai
:
the Byzantine frontier troops
Avariz
:
extra-ordinary taxes levied on the reaya in times of emergency.
Baba
:
The head of Bektashi Lodge
Bailo
:
a Venetian ambassador to Constantinople
Baş Kadın
:
the first women of the Palace harem.
Bedestan
:
a covered market for the sale of valuable goods
Bektashi Order
:
a dervish order founded by Hacci Bektash Veli
Bey
:
prince, ruler of an independent principality
Beylerbeyi
:
governer of beylerbeylik
Beylerbeyilik
:
a province, the largest administrative unit in the Ottoman Empire
Beylik
:
any district or principality governed by a bey
Biat
:
the oath of allegiance to a new sultan, sworn by a group representing the Islamic Community
Birun
:
the outer section of the Sultan's palace.
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