Rayah
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The rayah or reaya was a member of the tax-paying lower class of Ottoman society, in contrast to the askeri and kul. Ottoman subjects were initially divided into roughly two taxable classes, the milit
Serb rayah discussing with an Ayan.
Bosnian rayah paying tribute.
Timariots
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Timariot was the name given to a Sipahi cavalryman in the Ottoman army. In return for service, each timariot received a parcel of revenue called a timar, a fief, which were usually recently conquered
Rayah
…roughly two taxable classes, the military class (askeri) and the working class (rayah). The term was attributed to the peasant tax-paying subjects of the Timariots, active until the disintegration of the timar system in the 16th century. A clear social distinction was made between the Muslim and Christian rayah…
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