The soubashi (Turkish: subaşı, Albanian: subash, Serbo-Croatian: subaša) was an Ottoman gubernatorial title used to describe different positions within Ottoman hierarchy, depending on the context.[1] This title was given to Ottoman timar holders who generated more than 15,000 aspers per annum[2] or to the assistants of the sanjak-bey.[3] The term was also used for the commander of the town or castle in Ottoman Empire, an ancient version of chief of police.[4]
A surname found among Balkan families, Subaša or Subašić, is derived from the title.
References
edit- ^ Skripta za studente: OSMANSKO CARSTVO Temeljni pojmovi i državno uređenje (in Croatian). Zadar, Croatia: Sveučilište u Zadru (Zadar Univerzity).
SUBAŠA – Upotrebljavan u više značenja; 1. Vojno-administrativni zapovjednik većih naselja od samih početaka Osmanske države; Vojno-administrativni upravnik vilajeta koji su po tome nazivani subašiluci, u stvari područja krajišta. Uslijed ekspanzije turske države subašiluci su bivali pretvarani u zijamete, dok su ostajali oni u graničnim područjima. Ovi prvi bi postajali sandžakbegovi ljudi i upravitelji hasova te vršili administrativno-policijsku vlast na tim prostorima. S druge strane, osnivanjem ziameta, svaki zaim dobio bi titulu subaše.
- ^ Spandouginos, Theodōros (1977). On the origin of the Ottoman emperors. Cambridge University Press. p. 124. ISBN 0-521-58510-4.
When a sanjak bey ... or holder of timar...gets more than 15.000 aspres from his holdings he becomes subaşi (Subassi), or holder of subaşilik within a Sanjak
- ^ Ćirković 2004, pp. 112.
- ^ Kenneth Setton (1976–1984), The Papacy and the Levant, 1204-1571, vol. four volumes, American Philosophical Society, ISBN 978-0-87169-114-9,
... Subashi (Ven. Subassi) was the commandant of town or castle, in which he exercised the functions of security officer, or chief of police.
Sources
edit- Ćirković, Sima (2004). The Serbs. Malden: Blackwell Publishing. ISBN 9781405142915.
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