The term “vigla”, which appears in the Ottoman
archival documents, is argued to be an institution existing in the Balkans
before the Ottoman period. One must consider “vigla/vigli” as a pioneer of the derbendci
institution which was a partly peasant and partly military institution and
oversaw the functions of observation, control and defence in Anatolia and the
Balkans, serving in the mountainous and cliffy regions, streams and shores.
Ottoman kanunnames (law codes) and tahrir registers (land surveys)
reveal that in the Aegean Islands, the “vigla/vigli” organization prevailed as
opposed to the derbend institution. In the present study, the aim is to
detect the settlements on the Aegean within the context of the “vigla/vigil”
organization. The organization will be evaluated and exemplified in accordance
with the Ottoman archival material. Furthermore, the similarities of the
organization with the derbend institution will be stated and compared.
Vigla derbend tahrir Ege Adaları paramlitary tahrir Ege Adaları
The term “vigla”, which appears in the Ottoman archival documents, is argued to be an institution existing in the Balkans before the Ottoman period. One must consider “vigla/vigli” as a pioneer of the derbendci institution which was a partly peasant and partly military institution and oversaw the functions of observation, control and defence in Anatolia and the Balkans, serving in the mountainous and cliffy regions, streams and shores. Ottoman kanunnames (law codes) and tahrir registers (land surveys) reveal that in the Aegean Islands, the “vigla/vigli” organization prevailed as opposed to the derbend institution. In the present study, the aim is to detect the settlements on the Aegean within the context of the “vigla/vigil” organization. The organization will be evaluated and exemplified in accordance with the Ottoman archival material. Furthermore, the similarities of the organization with the derbend institution will be stated and compared.
Bölüm | MAKALELER |
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Yayımlanma Tarihi | 19 Temmuz 2017 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2017 Cilt: 32 Sayı: 1 |