Sipahi
Ottoman cavalry, similar to knights / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The sipahi (Persian: سپاهی sipâhi, Turkish pronunciation: [sipaːhi]) were professional cavalrymen deployed by the Seljuk Turks and later by the Ottoman Empire.[1] Sipahi units included the land grant–holding (timar) provincial timarli sipahi, which constituted most of the army, and the salaried regular kapikulu sipahi, or palace troops. However, the irregular light cavalry akıncı ("raiders") were not considered to be sipahi. The sipahi formed their own distinctive social classes and were rivals to the janissaries, the elite infantry corps of the sultans.
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Sipahi | |
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Spahiç (Balkans) | |
Allegiance | Seljuk Turks and Ottoman Empire (original) |
Branch | Cavalry |
Equipment | Kilij, shield, lance, and bow |
A variant of the term "sipahi" was also applied by colonial authorities to several cavalry units serving in the French and Italian colonial armies during the 19th and 20th centuries (see Spahi).[2]