Sarhad

Under Serratkuli or Serhad Kulu ( German literally means " servant of the borderland ", as " border guards "; v. Persian سرحد serhad, border '; Turkish kul, " servant, servant, slave "), even yerli kulu ( yerel " locally, regional " ) or eyalet askerleri ( eyalet, " province "; asker, " soldier ) "means a military unit of the army of the Ottoman Empire.

Structure

This Feudaltruppen the provinces were the most numerous part of the army, they could be up to 250,000 men. The Serratkuli were divided into units of Anatolia ( Anadolu eyaleti ) and Rumelia ( Rumeli eyaleti ). They consisted of infantry and cavalry ( Sipahis ). Although the artillery ( Topçu ) was in the barracks of Anatolia and Rumelia, but was under the Kapıkulu troupe and thus directly to the Sultan. The cavalry troop was recruited from the heavily armed Sipahis, the holders of the Timar - fief (about 30,000 men ), as well as the resources deployed by the Timarioten light cavalry ( 80,000 to 100,000 men).

The Anatolian troops formed in order of battle to the left, the Rumelian the right wing in front of the center, the Sultan jump. Commander was the respective Beylerbey, the individual units were led by their Sandschakbeys. For personal cavalry of the Beylerbeys and Sandschakbeys, recruited and paid by them, were the Deli (the " foolhardy ") and the Gönüllü (the " Courageous "), a light cavalry that served as a bodyguard of the Beys in the field. My colonel was the Delibaşı. One also recruited from the province 's population irregular infantry were the Seğbân. In the field of Serçeşme (the " commander " ) was commander in chief of all Seğbân.

On the outer wings fought the auxiliary troops of the vassal states, eg the warriors from Transylvania, the Khanate of Crimea, Moldova, the Principality of Wallachia, etc. With a lead of two to three days swarmed before the camp of the Renner and burner ( Akıncı ) as spies to respect no pay and in enemy territory of prey, looting and slave trade survived. The Privy Seal Hasan Aga calls in 1663, however, only the Tatars as Streif force, as in 1683 the master of ceremonies of the Sublime Porte in his diary.