Title | The End Of Akinci Corps In The Ottoman Empire |
Publication Type | Conference Paper |
Year of Publication | 2013 |
Authors | Alkan M |
Publisher | International Balkan Annual Conference |
Keywords | Akıncıs, Edirne, Koca Sinan Pasha, the Akıncı corps, Yergöğü Bridge Incident |
Abstract | It has been known that the Akıncıs were in the Ottoman Empire an extension of the corps which provided the border security of the Turkish states. They were named in the Seljuk period as "margraves". Even the Ottomans were one of these margraves. Adopting a more centralist policy, the Ottoman Empire didn’t leave the border security to margraves as it was the case in Seljuks, but they assigned this job to some akıncı families. Evrenesoğulları in Albania and Dalmatia, Mihaloğulları in Bosnia, Semendire and Serbia, Malkoçoğulları in Silistre and Turhanoğulları in Mora were the most famous ones among these families. The missions of the Akıncıs was to ensure the frontier security, to undertake reconnaissance mission in the regions which would be conquered, to gather intelligence, to raid the enemy territories and to act advanced guards, which was called as the fifth column activities at that time. It is assumed that Evranos Bey established the |
URL | https://www.academia.edu/10083538/THE_END_OF_AKINCI_CORPS_IN_THE_OTTOMAN_EMPIRE |