spahi
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A spahi was a member of the Ottoman Empire’s provincial feudal cavalry, typically granted land in exchange for military service.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| spahi canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ottoman cavalryman
ⓘ
feudal soldier ⓘ member of the Ottoman military ⓘ |
| basedOn | timar system ⓘ |
| compensationForm | land grant ⓘ |
| country | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| declineCause |
centralization of the Ottoman state
ⓘ
fiscal changes in the Ottoman Empire ⓘ rise of firearms infantry ⓘ |
| duty |
collecting taxes from assigned lands
ⓘ
maintaining order in the provinces ⓘ military service ⓘ |
| endTime | 19th century ⓘ |
| equipment |
horse
ⓘ
lance ⓘ shield ⓘ sword ⓘ |
| era | Ottoman classical period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from Persian word sipahi meaning soldier ⓘ |
| garrisonType | provincial ⓘ |
| governedBy | Ottoman military land-tenure law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantedBy | Ottoman sultan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landTenureType |
has
ⓘ
timar ⓘ zeamet ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ottoman Turkish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Ottoman Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | cavalryman ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Habsburg Monarchy forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Ottoman provincial cavalry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | light to medium cavalry ⓘ |
| recruitmentArea |
Anatolia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arab provinces of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ Balkans NERFINISHED ⓘ Rumelia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| reward | right to collect taxes from peasants on assigned land ⓘ |
| serviceType | cavalry ⓘ |
| similarTo | European feudal knight ⓘ |
| socialClass | provincial military elite ⓘ |
| startTime | 14th century ⓘ |
| status | landed cavalry ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
beylerbey
ⓘ
sanjak-bey ⓘ |
| usedInWar |
Ottoman conquest of the Balkans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman–Habsburg wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman–Safavid wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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