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11 Cards in this Set
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Bey
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Turkish provincial governor
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Sultan
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Ottoman leader (sovereign of domain)
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Janissaries
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Balkan Christians recruited into Turkish military administration
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Pashas
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responsible to Istanbul
- collected taxes -payed fixed % as tribute to central gov't -maintained law and order |
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Grand vizier
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chief minister of army duties
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Harem
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private domain of sultan ("sacred place")
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Devshirme
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system of education/training for military and administrative positions
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Sipahis
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collectors of taxes --> held district in fief
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Millet
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administrative unit used for organizing religious groups
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Sublime Porte
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office of the Grand Vizier
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Zamindars
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local officials responsible for:
- collecting peasant taxes to be given to the central government -recruited military and civilian retainers -accumulated power |
