Narrative of Travels in Europe, Asia, and Africa, in the Seventeenth Century, Vol. IEvliya Çelebi
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Narrative of Travels in Europe, Asia, and Africa, in the Seventeenth Century, Vol. I
Evliya Çelebi
Caucasus, South -- Description and travel; Istanbul (Turkey) -- Description and travel; Turkey -- History
The number of its swords or armed men is 9,274, of which 914 are
ziámets, the rest tímárs, with and without tezkerehs (commissions).
The Zái’ms, or possessors of the ziámets, for every 5,000 aspres of
their revenues provide one armed man. Tímárís, or possessors of the
tímárs, of from 10,000 to 20,000, find three men. Thus the militia of
Rúmeïlí consists of Zái’ms, Tímárs, and Jebellís, or guards, amounting
in all to 20,200 men. The sanjak-beg, the kehiyá of the defter, and
the defterdár of the timárs, for every 5,000 aspres of their revenues
provide one man: the number of men found by these being 2,500, the
troops of Rúmeïlí amount to 33,000 men; and, including the servants, to
40,000 men.
Section VII
_Number of Ziámets and Tímárs in each of the Sanjaks in Rúmeïlí._
Sofia, the seat of the Páshá, has 7,821 ziámets and tímárs; Kustandíl
48 ziámets, 1,018 tímárs; Terkhaleh 32 ziámets, 539 tímárs; Yánina 62
ziámets, 34 tímárs; Uskúb 57 ziámets, 340 tímárs; Ohrí 20 ziámets, 529
tímárs; Avlonia 38 ziámets, 489 tímárs; Morea 200 ziámets; Eskenderieh
75 ziámets, 422 tímárs; Nicopolis 20 ziámets, 244 tímárs; Chermen 20
ziámets, 130 tímárs; Elbesán 18 ziámets, 138 tímárs; Víza 30 ziámets,
79 tímárs; Delvina 34 ziámets, 1,155 tímárs; Saláník (Salonica) 36
ziámets, 762 tímárs; Kirk-kilisá 18 tímárs; Dúkagín 10 ziámets, 52
tímárs; Widín 12 ziámets, 25 tímárs; Alaja-hisár 27 ziámets, 509
tímárs; Wejterín, 10 ziámets, 17 tímárs; Perzerín 17 ziámets, 225
tímárs; Akchebólí, an Oják of the Yúrúks or wandering tribes, 188; of
the Yúrúks of Teker Tághí or Rodosto 324; of the Yúrúks of Saláník
128; of Koják 400; of Na’ldúkín 314; of the Musselmans of Rúmeïlí
400; of the Musselmans of Kuziljeh 300; of the Musselmans of Chermen
301; of Chinganeh (Gypsies or Bohemians) 198; of Víza 178;—in all
1,019 hereditary ojáks or families. In the government registers thirty
persons of these Yúrúks or Musselmans are called an _oják_, or family.
In the time of war these Yúrúks and Musselmans constitute the flying
troops (ishkenjí), and in their turn twenty-five of these perform the
duties of yamáks, or servants, to the other five. During war the Yamáks
are obliged to pay 55 aspres per head in lieu of all diván duties,
but in time of peace they are exempt from all taxes. The ishkenjí or
flying-troops (voltigeurs) pay no farm-taxes when they go to war; but
should they become sipáhís or feudatory tenants, they are not exempt
from the duties of Yúrúks. To the Musselmans a portion of land is
allotted, which is registered as a tímár, and of which they pay no
tithes. Their duties are to drag the artillery in the time of war, to
clear the roads, and to carry the necessary provisions for the army.
Section VIII.
_Number of Ziámets and Timárs in Anatolia._
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