| Cariye |
: |
'slave girl', the lowest degree
in the hierarchy of the palace Harem |
| Chashnigir Bashi |
: |
the chief of sultan's taster |
| Chavus |
: |
an offcial of the Palace, often
sent to the provinces to convey and execute orders |
| Cebelu |
: |
an armed retainer, brought
to war by a timar-holding sipahi
|
| Celali |
: |
a rebel aganist the goverment
in sixteenth century Anatolia |
| Çift |
: |
a unit of agricultural, varying
in size from 60 to150 donums |
| Çift bozan akçesi |
: |
'farm-breaker's tax' |
| Çift Resmi |
: |
farm tax |
| Çıkma |
: |
the graduation of the içoglans
to military or further Palace service |
| Cizye |
: |
the pool-tax paid be non-muslims |
| Danishmend |
: |
a specialist student in a higher
medrese. |
| Darulharb |
: |
'the adobe of war', non-islamic
lands |
| Darulİslam |
: |
'the adobe of islam' , islamic
lands |
| Defterdar |
: |
a head of treasury |
| Devsirme |
: |
the levy of Christian children
to be trained for posts in the Palace, theadministration, or
the Kapikulu corps |
| Divan-i Humayun |
: |
'imperial council', the grand
vizier's council and the cental organ of the Ottoman Goverment |
