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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 August 2023
aamista see aamistadi
aamistadi (or aamista/tawad) nobility among the Abazas
ah see akha
ahipshi serfs among the Abazas
akçe main currency in the Ottoman Empire
akha (or ah) an Abaza chief
amanat a hostage requested from local rulers by the Muscovites as security
anyayoutskia (or tefekashou) land-owning peasants among the Abazas
atalyk foster-father tradition among the Circassians
aul a mountain village in Daghestan
azat a slave among the Kabardinians
bey once a ruler, then a prince, and in the sixteenth century denoting a governor
beylerbeyi a governor-general in the Ottoman Empire
beylerbeyilik a governor-generalship in the Ottoman Empire
burg a fortress-like stronghold made of stones in the North Caucasus
cagar (or rayat) peasants upon whom forced labour was imposed in Daghestan
cema‘at a rural commune in Daghestan
cerahor a worker in the Ottoman Empire
chanka son of a prince born to a commoner woman in Daghestan
defterdar a book-keeper, finance official in the Ottoman Empire
dezhenugo a title denoting a less noble person among the Kabardinians
dizdar a castellan in the Ottoman Empire
emirü’l-umera a supreme commander in Islamic parlance used by the Ottomans
gramota an imperial order written by the Muscovite tsar
haraç payment made to the Crimeans by Muscovy, Poland-Lithuania
hil‘at a robe of honour
hisar erleri resident soldiers of an Ottoman fortress
hükm an Ottoman imperial order
istimalet Ottoman policy of reconciliation
kabak an estate belonging to Kabardinian or Western Circassian nobility
kekovat (or keykuvat) third-in-rank to the succession in the Greater Nogay Horde
kethüda a representative in the Crimean Khanate
keykuvat see kekovat
kholop a slave, servant among the Muscovites
kniaz a prince in Muscovite parlance
krym-shamkhal see yarım-shamkhal
kul a slave or servant among the Ottomans; see also yasir
loganapit see og
ma‘sum (or tabarasan shah) a ruler of the Tabarasan Principality in Daghestan
mirza (or murza) originally from Persian emir-zade, a prince; a title used for North Caucasus elites by the Muscovites and Ottomans
mühimme defteri register of imperial orders written by the Ottoman sultan or the Imperial Council
murza see mirza
mutasarrıf an Ottoman provincial official
nişancı a chief-scribe in the Ottoman Empire
nureddin a heir-apparent of the Greater Nogay Horde and second in line to succession to the Crimean throne
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