pososhniye lyudi
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Pososhniye lyudi were members of the early modern Russian auxiliary infantry drawn from the peasant and townsman population to serve in temporary militia forces.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
auxiliary infantry
ⓘ
military unit type ⓘ militia formation ⓘ |
| armedWith |
axes
ⓘ
firearms ⓘ spears ⓘ |
| category |
Early modern Russian military units
ⓘ
Infantry units of Russia ⓘ Militia in Europe ⓘ |
| commandStructure | state-appointed officers ⓘ |
| country | Tsardom of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disestablishedDueTo | military modernization reforms ⓘ |
| disestablishedUnder | Peter the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentationLanguage | Old Russian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| duty |
campaign service
ⓘ
garrison duty ⓘ |
| endTime | 18th century ⓘ |
| equipmentProvidedBy | local communities ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from Russian word "posokh" (staff or pole) ⓘ |
| function | mass mobilization in wartime ⓘ |
| governedBy | tsarist administration ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Muscovite military reforms
ⓘ
formation of centralized Russian state ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Russian ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | infantry ⓘ |
| mobilizationBasis |
communal obligation
ⓘ
household-based levy ⓘ |
| obligationType | military conscription duty ⓘ |
| opposedTo | hereditary service nobility ⓘ |
| partOf | Russian armed forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recruitmentFrom |
peasant population
ⓘ
townsman population ⓘ |
| region | European Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Russian feudal levy
ⓘ
streltsy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
augmenting field armies
ⓘ
supporting regular troops ⓘ |
| serviceType |
militia duty
ⓘ
temporary military service ⓘ |
| socialStatus | tax-paying estates ⓘ |
| startTime | 16th century ⓘ |
| taxStatus | drawn from tax-paying population ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early modern period ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Muscovy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian state ⓘ |
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