| Sanjak |
: |
the chief administrative unit
of the Ottoman Empire, governed by a Sanjak Beyi
|
| Sarica |
: |
a provincial militia equiped
with fire arms |
| Silahdar |
: |
a custodian of the sultan's
weapons |
| Sipahi |
: |
a cavalryman holding a timar
in the provinces in return for military service
|
| Şeriat |
: |
the secred law of Islam |
| Şeyh |
: |
a popular religious leader |
| Şeyhulislam |
: |
the head of the hierarchy of
ulema |
| Tarikat |
: |
mystic religious order |
| Tekke |
: |
a lodge of a dervish order |
| Timar |
: |
a fief with an annual valueof
less than twenty thousand akçes, whose revenues were held in
return for military sevice |
| Tuğra |
: |
the sultan's offical monogram,
attached to state documents to confirm their legality |
| Tuccar |
: |
merchants |
