beylerbey
Provincial Turkish ruler
A beylerbey was a high-ranking Ottoman governor who ruled over a large province, commanding other beys (local governors) beneath him.
The title literally means "lord of lords" or "commander of commanders." The position was abolished along with the Ottoman Empire in the early twentieth century.
Organized land-based military
- cavalryMounted military force
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- fortressHeavily defended military structure
- siegeEncirclement forcing surrender
commander · troops · garrison · warfare · battlefield · regiment · stratagem · tactics
Muslim royal title
- Sublime PorteSultan's central administration
- ConstantinopleHistoric Turkish metropolis
- IstanbulTurkish city, formerly Constantinople
- Suleiman the MagnificentOttoman Empire's greatest sultan
Regional administrative district
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
sovereignty · mandate · autonomy · territory · fief · taxation · tribute · appointment
army
Organized land-based military
- cavalryMounted military force
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- fortressHeavily defended military structure
siege · commander · troops · garrison · warfare · battlefield · regiment · stratagem · tactics · expedition
Sultan
Muslim royal title
- Sublime PorteSultan's central administration
- ConstantinopleHistoric Turkish metropolis
- IstanbulTurkish city, formerly Constantinople
province
Regional administrative district
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
command · sovereignty · mandate · autonomy · territory · fief · taxation · tribute · appointment · decree
- governorsstate governor, viceroy, governor's office, lieutenant governor, proconsul
- Ottoman Balkanseyalet, pashas, janissaries, timar system, Tanzimat reforms
- Ottoman titlespasha, vizier, grand vizier, sultan, bey
- Turkic Titleskhan, bey, beg, aga, agha
- rulersmonarch, Caesar, ruler, sovereign, emperor
- Eastern Titlesshah, sultan, emir, amir, khan
beylerbeytribal chief
Leader of indigenous group
feudal lord · indigenous leader · elected official · warlord