Glossary of Ottoman terminology
devşirme Grand Vizier Hanafi Haseki Sultan iltizam Janissaries kanun / qanun kanunname malikane Mecelle Pasha shari'a / şeriat sipahi Tanzimat timar Vali / wali Valide Sultan |
Child-levy on Christian communities Prime Minister The school of Sunni Islamic law favored by the Ottomans Chief consort, i.e. favorite concubine or wife of the Sultan Tax farm The main infantry regiment Dynastic law A text containing kanun, usually for a particular province A life-term tax farm Code of Hanafi law produced during Tanzimat Title held by viziers and provincial governors Islamic law Cavalry officer Set of reforms introduced in the mid-nineteenth century Land grant held by cavalry officer in return for military service Provincial governor Queen Mother |