The balance between central control and provincial military capacity formed the basis of the administrative model the Ottomans would sustain for centuries.
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Frequently asked questions
- What was The Institutionalization of the Ottoman Timar System?
- Under Murad I the timar system (land revenue in return for military service) was regulated on the inspiration of the Seljuk iqta tradition; the military class (the sipahis) came to maintain the army from revenue tied to land.
- When did The Institutionalization of the Ottoman Timar System happen?
- 1370 CE
- Where did The Institutionalization of the Ottoman Timar System take place?
- Osmanlı Devleti