Bey
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A Bey was a provincial governor or chieftain in the Ottoman Empire, often wielding significant military and administrative authority.
All labels observed (3)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ottoman title
ⓘ
administrative office ⓘ noble title ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
feudal military organization
ⓘ
timar system ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Han
ⓘ
Sultan ⓘ |
| etymologicallyRelatedTo |
Beg
ⓘ
Beğ ⓘ |
| genderAssociation | male ⓘ |
| governs |
sanjak
ⓘ
tribal territory ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
district
ⓘ
province ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityType |
administrative authority
ⓘ
military authority ⓘ |
| hasRole |
chieftain
ⓘ
local administrator ⓘ military commander ⓘ provincial governor ⓘ |
| historicalRegionUsage |
Anatolia
ⓘ
Arab provinces of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ Balkans ⓘ |
| jurisdictionIncludes |
rural areas
ⓘ
small towns ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin |
Old Turkic language
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Turkic
Turkish ⓘ |
| modernUsage | polite male address in Turkish ⓘ |
| rankComparedTo |
above Agha
ⓘ
below Pasha ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
local security
ⓘ
maintaining order ⓘ supplying troops ⓘ tax collection ⓘ |
| similarTo |
chieftain
ⓘ
lord ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Pasha
ⓘ
Sultan ⓘ |
| timePeriodUsed |
Ottoman classical period
ⓘ
Ottoman early modern period ⓘ late Ottoman period ⓘ |
| titleType |
appointed office
ⓘ
hereditary title ⓘ |
| usedAs |
form of address
ⓘ
honorific title ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Ottoman Empire
ⓘ
Turkic polities ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bek
this entity surface form:
bey