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Sipahis: see Spahis Spahis or Sipahis , Ottoman cavalry. The Spahis were organized in the 14th cent. on a feudal basis. The officers held fiefs (timars) granted to them by the sultan and commanded the personal loyalty of the peasants who worked the land.
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No references found			In those vilayets and regions where there are voynuks, voynuks [must gurad]; in the areas where there are no voynuks-musellems and people of [the local] sipahis [must be engaged]. "Peasant" Janissaries? by Radushev, Evgeni / Journal of Social History Here was a swarm of Bektashis now, heading his way; their wandering troupes had vastly increased in number over the last few years--they, and the companies following the ayans and derebeys, the warlords beginning to take advantage of Osmanli generosity by seizing control of timars held by weak sipahis who no longer had the courage and strength to protect their lands. Anatolia by Shivani, Anis / Confrontation This was a complex structure that included various intermediaries who were hired by tax recipients, such as the Sipahis, to facilitate the working of the system. Palestinian Peasants and Ottoman Officials: Rural Administration ... by Ibrahim, Mahmood / Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ)			Sinusoid sinusoidal angular modulation Sinusoidal Current sinusoidal function sinusoidal oscillator sinusoidal projection Sinusoidal Spiral sinusoidal wave Sinyang Sinyavsky, Andrey Donatovich siod Siofok Siófok Sion Sioni Siouan Siouan languages Sioux Sioux City Sioux County Sioux Falls Sioux Sun Dance SIP SIP provider SIP proxy Sipahis Siparis, Iuozas Siparis, Iuozas Vintsovich SIPB SIPC Siphinodentallidae Siphnos Siphon siphon barograph siphon barometer siphon breaker Siphon Recorder siphon spillway siphon trap siphonage Siphonales Siphonaptera Siphonocladaceae Siphonocladales Siphonocladophyceae siphonogamous siphonoglyph Siphonolaimidae Siphonolaimoidea Siphonophora Siphonophyceae			SIP gleaning SIP origination SIP phones SIP provider SIP proxy SIP Relay Interface SIP Residential Gateway SIP termination Sip trunking Sip Twice Eat & Profit SIP-CGI SIP-NH SIP-T SIP1 Sipa SIPAA SIPAAA SIPAC SIPAE SIPAF Sipage Sipah-e-Sahaba Sipah-salar Sipah-salar Sipahi Sipahis SIPAI SIPAM SIPAM SIPAR SIPARD Siparis, Iuozas Siparis, Iuozas Vintsovich Sipat sipauba SIPB SIPB SIPBB SIPC SIPC SIPC SIPCA SIPCC Sipchem Sipco SIPCONF SIPCOT SIPCUG SIPD SIPDE Sipe Sipe SIPEB SIPEC SIPERNET

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