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338:; for example, as they served regularly as Ottoman auxiliary troops, they were allowed to bear arms and to ride horses. This rewarding privileges were also extended to the economic sphere; these communities were largely exempted of paying any tax but only that of an annual rent of one gold 'ducat' or 'florin' to pay by each one of their households, hence coming to be called as "Florin" or "Ducat Vlachs" ( 370:
However, during the course of time, with centralisation and changes to state structure, the economic system and military organisation occurring, many of the services that the Vlachs used to provide for the Ottomans became superfluous. As a result, the 1520s saw the beginning of
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During the early history of the Ottoman Empire in the Balkans, there was Vlach people members of military class living in Serbia and Macedonia which had the same rights as Muslims. They might have been the descendants of Christians but their origin is not entirely clear.
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and boundaries in general. In addition, they always accompanied the Ottoman armies in their expeditions throughout the Balkans, up to the North-West, in whole communities; being intended for populating the newly conquered territories as border military colonies, called
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origin and also dependent shepherds in the medieval Serbian state. In addition, with the beginning of Ottoman rule, within this social class also came to be included other Vlach-like (pastoral semi-nomad) populations, such as cattle-breeding Orthodox Serbs;. Serbs in
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and Duklja, welcomed with joy the new situation created, since the conquerors vouchsafed to them vast ranges for themselves and their cattle and promised to improve their social position. It thus propitiated special arrangements between the
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Vladimir Babić; dr. Vaso Čubrilović; dr. Branislav Đurđević; Nedim Filipović; Ferdo Gastrin; dr. Bogo Grafenauer; dr. Nada Klaić; Ljuben Lape; dr. Arpad Lebl; Mitra Mitrović; Fedor Moačanin; dr. Jorjo Tadić; dr. Fran Zwitter (1959).
430:. Vlachs in the Balkans were granted tax concessions under Byzantine and Serb rulers in return for military service; and this continued under Ottoman rule. Instead of some of the customary taxes, they paid a special "Vlach tax", 270:
Due to their experience in carrying goods and the skill and speed with which they crossed the mountain regions; the Turks began to take advantage of it by employing them as auxiliary troops (
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and a reduction of their privileges. By the end of the 16th century, these privileges resulted in the majority of Vlachs’ social standing being equalled to that of the
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of the Orthodox Vlachs and their gradual fusion with Serbian rural population reached a high level and was officially recognized by the Ottoman authorities.
493: 1140: 179: 463: 1135: 434:: One sheep and one lamb from each household on St. Georges Day each year. Because Vlachs were taxed differently, they were listed differently in 751: 823: 761: 1145: 710: 187: 1110: 1089: 1045: 918: 894: 802: 362:) often brought with them significant quantities of these Vlachs (sometimes Serbs as well), in order that they farmed their lands. 328:, in the newly conquered towns. In exchange for their regular duties, they were granted privileges which were denied to all other 468: 1057:"Being an Ottoman Vlach: On Vlach Identity(ies), Role and Status in Western Parts of the Ottoman Balkans (15th-18th Centuries)" 1004: 983: 959: 589: 569: 1034:
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Steven G. Ellis, Luďa Klusáková; (2007) Imagining Frontiers, Contesting Identities p. 145; Pisa University Press
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Ottomans, Hungarians, and Habsburgs in Central Europe: The Military Confines in the Era of Ottoman Conquest
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Bosna i Hercegovina od srednjeg veka do novijeg vremena: međunarodni naučni skup 13-15. decembar 1994
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Household and Family in the Balkans: Two Decades of Historical Family Research at University of Graz
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The Late Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest
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pastoral lifestyle, including populations in various migratory regions, mainly composed of ethnic
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This article is about the medieval Ottoman class. For the 20th-century Ottoman class, see
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The Early Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Sixth to the Late Twelfth Century
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State and Society in the Balkans Before and After Establishment of Ottoman Rule
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in order to secure for themselves and their families special privileges and
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the term Vlachs had more meaning, primarily denote the inhabitants of
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Facta Universitatis. Series: Philosophy, Sociology and Psychology
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triggered the beginning of loss of faith by these Vlachs, (both
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people, played a dual role in the relations with the new
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Odakle su i sta su bili Bosne i Hercegovine Muslimani?
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in the Ottoman Empire, compared to the class of the
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and the Vlachs, who in turn, while preserving their
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Index

Rusum-e-eflak
Ullah millet
Latin
Ottoman Turkish
pl.
Serbo-Croatian
pl.
late medieval
Southeastern Europe
millet system
Ottoman Empire
Eastern Orthodox Christians
nomadic and semi-nomadic
Vlachs
Serbs
Albanians
sedentarization
Ottoman conquest of the Balkans
Vlachs
Orthodox
Catholic
Slavic-speaking
Ottoman ruler
Duklja
Bosnia
invading Ottoman armies
Christian
Croatia
Ragusa
Balkans

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