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The '''Six Divisions of Cavarly''' (Altı Bölük) was a corps of mounted [[elite]] soldiers in |
The '''Six Divisions of Cavarly''' (Altı Bölük) was a corps of mounted [[elite]] soldiers in the [[Ottoman]] army. (There were not really six but four [[division]]s. Two of the six was sub-divisions.) The divisions were: |
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* [[Spahis]] (translated roughly as ''cavarlymen'') |
* [[Spahis]] (translated roughly as ''cavarlymen'') |
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The Six Divisions of Cavarly (Altı Bölük) was a corps of mounted elite soldiers in the Ottoman army. (There were not really six but four divisions. Two of the six was sub-divisions.) The divisions were:
- Spahis (translated roughly as cavarlymen)
- Silahdars (translated roughly as swordbearers)
- Ulufejis (translated as stipendiaries), with two sub-divisions:
- Ulufejis of the Left
- Ulufejis of the Right
- Gurebas (translated roughly as strangers), with two sub-divisions:
- Gurebas of the Left
- Gurebas of the Right
The elite cavalry was the mounted counterpart to the Janissaries and played an important part in the Ottoman army. The Six Divisions were probably founded during the reign of sultan Mehmed II (1451-1481), but the Spahis had existed since 1326.