Agaluk

Agaluk

Agaluk

Ottoman feudal unit governed by an aga, or lord

An Agaluk (Ottoman Turkish: آغالق, romanized: Ağalık) was a feudal unit of the Ottoman Empire[1] governed by an agha (tax collector landlord).[2]

In Bosnian history, an agaluk may often refer to land owned by an aga.[3]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Dyneley Prince, John (1931). Surviving Turkish Elements In Serbo-Croatian. American Oriental Society.
  2. [2]
    Frucht, Richard C. (2005). Eastern Europe: an introduction to the people, lands, and culture. ABC-CLIO. pp. 636. ISBN 978-1-57607-800-6.
  3. [3]
    Malcolm, Noel (1994). Bosnia: A Short History. Macmillan. p. 317. ISBN 0-330-41244-2.


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