Timariot (or tımar holder; tımarlı in Turkish) was the name given to a Sipahi cavalryman in the Ottoman army. In return for service, each timariot received...

two distinct types of cavalry: feudal-like, provincial timarlı sipahi (timariots) which consisted most of the Ottoman army, and salaried, regular kapıkulu...

scholars, however. Sanjaks were further divided into timars (fiefs held by timariots), kadiluks (the area of responsibility of a judge, or Kadi) and zeamets...

wished. Stone argued this insecurity in land tenure strongly discouraged Timariots from seeking long-term development of their land, and instead led them...

kaymakams instead. Under the timar system of the early empire, fiefs held by timariot sipahis were also an important feature of each sanjak. Sanjaks were initially...

Kulu Through the timariot system (see conscription) Empire had "timariot Sipahi" throughout the Empire. Provincial units are: Timariot Sipahi, Akıncı,...

commander of the most important military force in the state in the form of the timariot sipahi cavalry, and his presence in the capital during this period made...

compensation for military service. A holder of a timar was known as a timariot. If the revenues produced from the timar were from 20,000 to 100,000 akçes...

Sipahi Voynuks Yamaks Dervendjis Sekban Seymen Seimeni Akinji Azap Levend Timariots Yaya Humbaracı Bashi-bazouk Deli Martolos Arnaut Reform period Nizam-i...

endowed properties was the village of Ağılcık, which was turned back into a Timariot village in 1479 during the land reform. In 1468, Mehmed gave the village...