Danubian border in the second half of the 16th century : revolution and transformation, tradition and continuation on the eve of a new era
Author
Ocaklı, Nuray
Advisor
İnalcık, Halil
Date
2013Publisher
Bilkent University
Language
English
Type
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Abstract
This study focuses on pre-Ottoman Turkic presence and their remainings as the first
phase of the Turkic presence and examines how the Ottomans adapted, re-organized and
re-structured the existing military organizations, distribution of population and
settlement system against the changing priorities and military concerns of the central
authority during the 15th and 16th century as the second phase of the Turkish presence
in the Danubian frontier. As the turning point on the eve of a new era, this study
examines reactions of pre-Ottoman military aristocracy most of whom were Christian
former nobles excluded from the timar system. Their rebellious attapt broken out at the
end of the 16th century was supported by the anti-Ottoman alliences formed on the north
of Danube as a continuation of the rebellious tradition of the region. The resulting
picture of the Danubian frontier in the 15th and 16th century reveals the tradition and
continuation, revolution and transformation in the Nigbolu Sandjak during the period
from the post conquest era to the end of the 16th century, on the eve of a new era.