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After the Mongol Empire, the nöker system was taken over by the Turkic states. The nöker concept was not much different than the Nöker of the Mongols. They accompanied their leader in war and peace. Sometimes, they were also tasked as local governors. For example, the founders of the
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and they were loyal to their leader. These relationships lasted for life. In turn, the leader was responsible for maintaining the wealth of the nökers. The historian
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territory, he became a leader, and his fellow ghazis became his nökers. Initially, his nökers were
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was a well known example. The nöker system in the Ottoman Empire ended by the 16th century.
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In the early years of the Ottoman beylik (before independence),
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TDV Encyclopedia of Islam, Vol. 33 (Nesi̇h – Osmanlilar)
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and among them some chose to be Osman's nökers as well.
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Index

medieval
Mongolian
Mongol language
leader
Halil İnalcık
homage
Mongol armies
Möngke Khan
khan
Mongol Empire
legation
Karesi
Saruhan
beyliks
Mesut II
Seljuks of Anatolia
Osman I
ghazis
Byzantine Empire
Turkmen
Islam
Köse Mihal


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978605-5586-06-5


"Nöker"
Turkiye Diyanet Foundation

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