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274267416Beysprovincial governors in the Ottoman empire0
274267417Devshirme"collection", system of collecting, training and educating slaves into an elite element in Ottoman society1
274267418DharmashastraHindu law code2
274267419Janissariesthe elite Ottoman guard, recruited from the Christian population of the Balkans and converted to Islam3
274267420Kanoni"lawgiver", title that Suleyman the magnificent preferred when referring to himself4
274267421Millet"nation" or "community", administrative unit in Ottoman empire, religious groups had own communities with latitude in ruling themselves5
274267422PashasOttoman officials who collected taxes, maintained law order, and were directly responsible to Istanbul6
274267423Purdahthe Indian term for the practice among the Muslims and some Hindus of isolating women and preventing them from associated with men7
274267424Satiimmolation of Indian widow on her husband's funeral pyre8
274267425Shari'aIslamic law code9
274267426Sipahislocal cavalry elite in Ottoman Turkish empire10
274267427Sultansovereign, title claimed by the Ottoman rulers11
274267428VezirChief minister12
274267429Zamindarslocal Indian officials13

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