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Buljukbaša
Boluk-bashi () was an Ottoman officer rank equivalent to captain (see Military of the Ottoman Empire). The holder was in command of a ''bölük'', a sub-division of a regiment. It was higher than ''oda-bashi'' (lieutenant). __NOTOC__ Royal Corps of Colonial Troops In the Royal Corps of Colonial Troops of the Italian Royal Army, it was known as ''bulucbasci'' and was the equivalent to the rank of sergeant. Serbian hajduks It was adopted by the Serbian hajduks and into the Serbian Revolutionary Army as ''buljubaša'' ( sr-cyr, буљубаша) or ''buljukbaša'' (). People such as Janko Gagić, Arsenije Loma, Konda Bimbaša, Zeka Buljubaša, Veljko Petrović and Petar Dobrnjac had the rank of ''buljubaša'' in the prelude and during the Serbian Revolution. Notable people *Rıza Tevfik Bölükbaşı, Turkish philosopher *Zerrin Bölükbaşı, Turkish sculptor *Iliaș Colceag ( 1710–1743), Moldavian *Abdul Bölükbaşı ( 1821), Tripolitsa *Yahya bey Dukagjini (1498–1582), Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain (armed Forces)
The army rank of captain (from the French ) is a commissioned officer rank historically corresponding to the command of a company of soldiers. The rank is also used by some air forces and marine forces, but usually refers to a more senior officer. History The term ultimately goes back to Late Latin meaning "head of omething; in Middle English adopted as in the 14th century, from Old French . The military rank of captain was in use from the 1560s, referring to an officer who commands a company. The naval sense, an officer who commands a man-of-war, is somewhat earlier, from the 1550s, later extended in meaning to "master or commander of any kind of vessel". A captain in the period prior to the professionalization of the armed services of European nations subsequent to the French Revolution, during the early modern period, was a nobleman who purchased the right to head a company from the previous holder of that right. He would in turn receive money from another nobleman t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petar Dobrnjac
Petar Teodorović ( sr-cyr, Петар Теодоровић; 1771–1831), known as Petar Dobrnjac (Петар Добрњац) was a Serbian Vojvoda in the First Serbian Uprising. He was born in the Požarevac nahija, in the village of Dobrnje, Petrovac. In his youth, he was a hajduk, and later a trader in farm animals. He had a brother Stevan Dobrnjac who with Marko Todorović launched a short-lived revolt against Miloš Obrenović in 1821. Role in the Uprising In 1804, the year of the First Serbian Uprising, he was a Buljubaša, the commander of a četa (company), under Milenko Stojković. In 1805 he took part in the Battle of Ivankovac against Hafuz Pasha. On his initiative Serbs came to the idea to fortify themself in the battle which proved crucial for Serbian victory. Afterwards, the Governing Council-''Soviet'' (''Правитељствујушчи совјет'') awarded him the rank of Bimbaša (a commander of 1000 men) and Vojvoda. After the Battle of Deli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buljubašić
Buljubašić is a Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian surname derived from the Ottoman military rank Boluk-bashi. Notable people with the surname * (born 1964), Bosnian army officer * (born 1988), Croatian economist * Ivan Buljubašić (born 1987), Croatian water polo player * (born 1990), Croatian literary critic * , Croatian folk poet and Gusle player * Sabrina Buljubašić (born 1988), Bosnian footballer * Mirza Buljubašić (born --), Bosnian criminologist * Mirza Buljubasic (born 1990), Austrian politician A politician is a person who participates in Public policy, policy-making processes, usually holding an elective position in government. Politicians represent the people, make decisions, and influence the formulation of public policy. The roles ... See also * Boluk-bashi, military rank * Bölükbaşı, Turkish surname {{DEFAULTSORT:Buljubasic Surnames of Bosnian origin Surnames of Croatian origin Surnames of Serbian origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bölükbaşı (surname)
Bölükbaşı is a Turkish given name for males and a surname. The Albanian variant is Bylykbashi. Notable people with the surname include: Surname * Bülent Bölükbaşı, Turkish footballer * İbrahim Bölükbaşı (born 1990), Turkish wrestler * Mehmet Bölükbaşı, Turkish footballer * Osman Bölükbaşı, Turkish politician and political party leader * Rıza Tevfik Bölükbaşı Rıza Tevfik Bey (Rıza Tevfik Bölükbaşı after the Turkish Surname Law of 1934; 1869 – 31 December 1949) was an Ottoman and later Turkish people, Turkish Turkish philosophy, philosopher, poetry of Turkey, poet, politician of liberalism, li ..., Turkish philosopher, poet, politician and a community leader * Cem Bölükbaşı, Turkish racing driver See also * Bölükbaşı, Military rank {{DEFAULTSORT:Bolukbasi Turkish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yahya Bey Dukagjini
Yahya bey Dukagjini (1488–1582; or , and ) was an Albanian poet and military figure. He is known for his Ottoman Turkish '' diwan'' poems of the 16th century. In his youth, Dukagjini was recruited as a poet via the Ottomans' ''devşirme''. He acted as a military figure, serving as a '' bölükbaşı''. He participated in the 1514 Battle of Chaldiran, the 1516–17 Ottoman–Mamluk War, the Baghdad expedition of 1535, and the Siege of Szigetvár in 1566. Dukagjini was exiled after writing an elegy about Şehzade Mustafa, Suleiman the Magnificent's executed son. As a result, the murderer was discussed, Grand Vizier, Rüstem Pasha, exiled Dukagjini to the Balkans, where he spent the end of his life. Dukagjini is known for his originality in his poems, though he did plagiarise themes and ideas from Persian literature, he presented such ideas in his own form. Life Origins Yahya was born in 1488 or 1489, though his exact location of birth is unknown, but he was born somewh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of The Trench (1821)
The Battle of the Trench () was fought near Tripolitsa in Arcadia in August 1821 between the Greek revolutionary forces led by Theodoros Kolokotronis and the Ottoman garrison of Tripolitsa during the first year of the Greek War of Independence. The battle ended with the complete victory of the Greeks. Prelude In August 1821, the Greeks began the siege of Tripolitsa. The Ottomans who were besieged in the city attempted several night sallies in order to find supplies. When Theodoros Kolokotronis Theodoros Kolokotronis (; 3 April 1770 – ) was a Greek general and the pre-eminent leader of the Greek War of Independence (1821–1829) against the Ottoman Empire. The son of a klepht leader who fought the Ottomans during the Orlov revolt ... was called by the Greek revolutionaries to take over command of the siege, he ordered the digging of a trench (''grana'') one meter deep and two meters wide running from Mytikas in the village of Benteni up to the hill near the village o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iliaș Colceag
Iliaș Colceag (fl. before 1710 – 1743) was a Moldavian mercenary and military commander in the Ottoman and Russian Empire. Biography According to some sources, Colceag was born in southern Bessarabia (Budjak), at a time when Moldavia was a vassal state to the Ottoman Empire. He entered the Ottoman army and was first posted in Bosnia. Here, he converted to Islam and took the name of ''Hussein''. He distinguished himself during the Russo-Turkish War of 1710–1711, being promoted bölükbaşı. In 1717 Sultan Ahmed III awarded him the title of pasha and named him commander of Khotyn Fortress. Colceag kept this position for 22 years. In Turkish historiography he is also known as Kolchak-Pasha. In 1734 (according to other sources 1736) he was appointed vizier, but held this position only for a short time. During the Russo-Turkish War of 1735–1739, Colceag was appointed commander in chief of the Ottoman armed forces of the Moldavian front. He did not see any major action, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zerrin Bölükbaşı
Zerrin Bölükbaşı (1919–2010) was a Turkish sculptor. She was of the first Turkish female sculptors, and the first woman sculptor to work on abstract sculptures. Life Early life Zerrin Bölükbaşı was born as Zerrin Ark to İhsan and Nevzat Hanım in Bakırköy, Istanbul, then in the Ottoman Empire in 1919. Her mother Nevzat was an educated woman, who graduated from the German school and her father İhsan Ark worked in real estate business. In 1926, she entered the Bakırköy Primary School, and after she finished the school, the family moved to Kadıköy in Istanbul. There, she continued her schooling in Kadıköy American High School. At the Academy Celal Esat Arseven, who was in a close relation to her recommended her to attend the State Fine Arts Academy, and she officially registered there in 1938 to the Sculpture department. From 1937 to 1941 she worked at the academy sculpture department in the studio of Rudolf Belling. She was a student in the sculpture Departmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rıza Tevfik Bölükbaşı
Rıza Tevfik Bey (Rıza Tevfik Bölükbaşı after the Turkish Surname Law of 1934; 1869 – 31 December 1949) was an Ottoman and later Turkish people, Turkish Turkish philosophy, philosopher, poetry of Turkey, poet, politician of liberalism, liberal signature and a community leader (for some members among the Bektashi Order, Bektashi community) of the late-19th-century and early-20th-century. A polyglotism, polyglot, he is most remembered in Turkey for being one of the four Ottoman Empire, Ottoman signatories of Treaty of Sèvres, for which reason he was included in 1923 among the 150 personae non gratae of Turkey, 150 of Turkey, and he spent 20 years in exile until he was given amnesty by Turkey in 1943. Early life and career Rıza Tevfik was born in 1869 in Mustafapaşa, today Svilengrad in Bulgaria, to an Albanians, Albanian father and Circassians, Circassian mother, who died when he was young. He had a brother Besim, who would later commit suicide in Edirne. Placed in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veljko Petrović
Veljko Petrović ( sr-cyr, Вељко Петровић, ; c. 1780 – 1813), known simply as Hajduk Veljko (Хајдук Вељко, ǎjduːk v̞ɛ̌ːʎkɔ, was one of the '' vojvodas'' (military commanders) of the Serbian Revolutionary forces in the First Serbian Uprising against the Ottoman Empire, in charge of the Negotin area. He was one of the most prominent leaders of the uprising.Vojska, Vol. 13, Issue 622–630 (2004) Biography Early life He was born in Lenovac, near , in the[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Of The Ottoman Empire
The Military of the Ottoman Empire () was the armed forces of the Ottoman Empire. It was founded in 1299 and dissolved in 1922. Army The Military of the Ottoman Empire can be divided in five main periods. The foundation era covers the years between 1300 (Byzantine expedition) and 1453 ( Conquest of Constantinople), the classical period covers the years between 1451 (second enthronement of Sultan Mehmed II) and 1606 ( Peace of Zsitvatorok), the reformation period covers the years between 1606 and 1826 ( Vaka-i Hayriye), the modernisation period covers the years between 1826 and 1858 and decline period covers the years between 1861 (enthronement of Sultan Abdülaziz) and 1918 ( Armistice of Mudros). The Ottoman army is the forerunner of the Turkish Armed Forces. Foundation period (1300–1453) The earliest form of the Ottoman military was a steppe-nomadic cavalry force.Mesut Uyar, Edward J. Erickson, ''A Military History of the Ottomans: From Osman to Atatürk'', Pleager Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zeka Buljubaša
Jovan Gligorijević ( sr-cyr, Јован Глигоријевић, 1785–1813), known as Zeka Buljubaša (Зека Буљубаша), was a Serbian revolutionary captain ('' buljubaša'') and nobleman active during the First Serbian Uprising. Early life Jovan Gligorijević was born in 1785, in Sjenica. His family hailed from Nevesinje. He was brought up working for Serb and Turkish merchants, from where he learnt to ride horses, use weapons, and the Turkish language. He went to school in a monastery. His parents called him ''zeka'' (rabbit) due to his green eyes. Zeka came to the Sanjak of Smederevo due to the outbreak of the First Serbian Uprising. Prior to the uprising, he lived in Višegrad. A story goes that he left his home village after falling out with his close friend, a Turk from Nevesinje, after telling him about murdering a Turk man who was about to rape a Serb widow, his neighbour; the friend told Zeka that his Islamic faith could not look over this, and suggested ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
