The End of Akıncı Corps in The Ottoman Empire

It has been known that the Akıncıs were in the Ottoman Empire an extention of the corps which provided the border security of the Turkish states. They were named in the Seljuki period as “margraves”. Even the Ottomans were one of these margraves. Adopting a more centralist policy, the Ottoman Empire...

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Main Author: Mustafa Alkan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hale Şıvgın 2013-12-01
Series:Gazi Akademik Bakış
Online Access:http://www.gaziakademikbakis.com/index.php/gab/article/view/203