Ottoman military payrolls
Sources on the Croatian and Slavonian Military Frontiers
Scroll down to explore the 1550 – 1578 military payrolls pertaining to the Croatian and/or Slavonian Military Frontiers.
Habsburg espionage reports on the Ottomans and their territories
Source: Unpublished table made by Filip Šimunjak according to: Beč, Kriegsarchiv, Alte Feldakten, 1577-13-2, 356r-365v.
Source: Unpublished table made by Filip Šimunjak according to: Štefanec, Nataša. „Osmanski zapovjednici i struktura osmanske i habsburške vojske na hrvatskom dijelu krajišta (prema špijunskim izvještajima iz 1570-ih).” U Ascendere historiam: Zbornik u čast Milana Kruheka, ur. Marija Karbić et al., 209 – 227. Zagreb: Hrvatski institut za povijest, 2014.
Ottoman payrolls (defterler)
Source: Handžić, Adem. “Prilog istoriji starih gradova u Bosanskoj i Slavonskoj krajini pred kraj XVI vijeka.” Godišnjak Društva istoričara Bosne i Hercegovine 13 (1962): 321 – 339.
Scroll down to read a paper on the single remaining 16th century Ottoman defter. Professor Handžić lists Ottoman settlements and military units and systematises the data pertaining to troop numbers.
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