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15th-century establishments in the Ottoman Empire

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Rumelia
thumb|right|Map of Rumelia in 1801
klepht
thumb|Dimitrios Makris, a Greek klepht chief of the 19th century. Klephts (; Greek κλέφτης, kléftis, pl. κλέφτες, kléftes, which means "thieves" and perhaps originally meant just "brigand") were highwaymen turned self-appointed armatoloi, anti-Ottoman insurgents, and warlike mountain-folk who lived in the countryside when Greece was a part of the Ottoman Empire. They were the descendants of Greeks who retreated into the mountains during the 15th century in order to avoid Ottoman rule. Klepht bands also included many ethnic Albanians. They carried on a continuous war against Ottoman rule and re
Muradiye Complex
educational and religious complex of buildings of Sultan Murad II in Turkey
cebeci
thumb|120px|Djebedji bashi, commander thumb|120px|A Djebedji soldier Djebedji (, ) was a military subunit of Ottoman Army's artillery corps. The Djebedji unit was in charge of maintenance and keeping the weaponry. They were also responsible in transporting weapons to where they were needed. During peace times, they kept the weaponry in arsenals named cephane. The Djebedji unit participated in all campaigns commanded by the sultan or the grand vizier. In other campaigns only a part of the unit participated.
martolos
The martolos was an internal security force of the Ottoman Empire in the Balkans (Rumelia), mostly active between the 15th to 17th centuries. It initially constituted out of the local mostly Christian populations (Rum Millet), but over time members converted into Islam. For their military service, they were given privileged status (as askeri), in relation to the Rayah. Their commanders were predominantly Muslim.
Albania sanjak
Administrative unit of the Ottoman Empire from 1415 to 1466 in present-day Albania
Iltizam
An iltizam () was a form of tax farm that appeared in the 15th century in the Ottoman Empire. The system began under Mehmed the Conqueror and was abolished during the Tanzimat reforms in 1856.
Niš sanjak
administrative unit of the Ottoman Empire from 1448 to 1878
Karli-ili sanjak
Karli-Eli (, ), also Karli-Ili or Karlo-Ili, was an Ottoman province () in the region of Aetolia-Acarnania in Western Greece from the late 15th century until the Greek War of Independence.
Great Hamam of Prishtina
Ottoman-era monument in Pristina, Kosovo
Sanjak of Monastir
Imperial Arsenal
Ottoman shipyard
Sanjak of Görice
Hamam in Peja
cultural heritage monument of Kosovo
The Halveti's tekke
cultural heritage monument of Kosovo