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Çavuş (surname)
Çavuş, also anglicized Chaush and Chiaus (from tr, çavuş / , "messenger"), Arabic 'shawish, شاويش', (from Old Turkic ''Çabuş'' or ''Çawuş'', "person who gives order, person who yells") was an Ottoman title used for two separate soldier professions, both acting as messengers although differing in levels. It was a rank below '' agha'' and '' kethüda'' (from Persian, kad-khuda, "magistrate"), in units such as the Janissaries and Sipahi, and was also a term for members of the specialized unit of '' çavuşān'' (, also ''çavuşiyye'', ''çavuş(an)-i divan(i)'') consisting of combined cavalry and infantry serving the Imperial Council (as in Ottoman Egypt). The leaders of the council's ''çavuş'' were titled ''çavuşbaşı'' / (or ''başçavuş'' / ). The ''çavuşbaşı'' was an assistant (or deputy) to the Grand Vizier, dealing with security matters, accompanying ambassadors visiting the Grand Vizier, and also carried out the first examination of petitions submi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Mundy
Peter Mundy (fl. 1597 – 1667) was a seventeenth-century British factor, merchant trader, traveller and writer. He was the first Briton to record, in his ''Itinerarium Mundi'' ('Itinerary of the World'), tasting '' Chaa'' (tea) in China and travelled extensively in Asia, Russia and Europe. Life Mundy came from Penryn in south Cornwall. In 1609 he accompanied his father, a pilchard trader to Rouen across the Channel in Normandy, and was then sent to Gascony to learn French. In May 1611 he went as a cabin-boy in a merchant ship, and gradually rose in life until he became of independent circumstances. He visited Constantinople, returning to London and overland via Bulgaria, Sarajevo, Split, Venice, Chambéry and Paris with the English Ambassador Paul Pindar, and afterwards made a journey to Spain as a clerk in the employ of Richard Wyche. Following Wyche's death and a brief spell in the family Pilchard business, he returned to London and obtained employment on account of h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire primarily in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinople. It survived the fragmentation and fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD and continued to exist for an additional thousand years until the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire in 1453. During most of its existence, the empire remained the most powerful economic, cultural, and military force in Europe. The terms "Byzantine Empire" and "Eastern Roman Empire" were coined after the end of the realm; its citizens continued to refer to their empire as the Roman Empire, and to themselves as Romans—a term which Greeks continued to use for themselves into Ottoman times. Although the Roman state continued and its traditions were maintained, modern historians prefer to differentiate the Byzantine Empire from Ancient Rome a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Çavuşbayırı, Beşiri
Çavuşbayırı () is a village in the Beşiri District of Batman Province Batman Province ( tr, , ku, Parêzgeha Êlihê) is a province in the Southeast Anatolia Region of Turkey. It was created in May 1990 with the Law No. 3647 taking some parts from the eastern Province of Siirt and some from the southern Province ... in Turkey. The village had a population of 25 in 2021. References {{Beşiri District Villages in Beşiri District Kurdish settlements in Batman Province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Çavuşlar
Çavuşlar is a village in Gülnar Gülnar is a district of Mersin Province of Turkey, south-west of the city of Mersin. Geography The town of Gülnar is inland on a plain high in the Taurus Mountains, attractive countryside known for its vineyards and its green meadows used for ... district of Mersin Province, Turkey. According to a local historian, the village was named after a certain Turkmen tribe leader named Ömer Çavuş lived during the late 17th century . It is to Gülnar and to Mersin. The population of the village was 333 as of 2012. References Villages in Gülnar District {{Mersin-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Çavuşlu (other)
Çavuşlu is a Turkish place name and may refer to the following places in Turkey: * Çavuşlu, Baskil * Çavuşlu, Bayramiç * Çavuşlu, Bismil * Çavuşlu, Borçka, a village in Borçka district of Artvin Province * Çavuşlu, Devrekani, a village in Turkey * Çavuşlu, Giresun, a town in Görele district of Giresun Province * Çavuşlu, Hopa, a village in Hopa district of Artvin Province * Çavuşlu, Karataş, a village in Karataş district of Adana Province * Çavuşlu, Tarsus, a village in Tarsus district of Mersin Province {{DEFAULTSORT:Cavuslu Turkish toponyms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Çavuş, Manavgat
Çavuş is a village in the District of Manavgat, Antalya Province Antalya Province ( tr, ) is located on the Mediterranean coast of south-west Turkey, between the Taurus Mountains and the Mediterranean Sea. Antalya Province is the centre of Turkey's tourism industry, attracting 30% of foreign tourists visit ..., Turkey. References Villages in Manavgat District {{Antalya-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceaușescu (surname)
Ceaușescu or Ceausescu likely derives from the Turkish word ''Çavuş'', meaning "messenger" or the military rank of sergeant in the Ottoman and Turkish armies. In modern usage, it most often refers to Nicolae Ceaușescu, the last Communist leader of Romania, but it may also refer to: * Elena Ceaușescu, wife of Nicolae Ceaușescu * Valentin Ceaușescu, Nicolae Ceaușescu's older son * Zoia Ceaușescu, Nicolae Ceaușescu's daughter * Nicu Ceaușescu, Nicolae Ceaușescu's younger son * Marin Ceaușescu, Nicolae Ceaușescu's older brother * Ilie Ceaușescu, Nicolae Ceaușescu's younger brother The Ceaușescu family included a number of other less prominent individuals who are described on that page. See also * Çavuş * Ceaușu (other) Note The form Çauşescu—spelled with a cedilla A cedilla ( ; from Spanish) or cedille (from French , ) is a hook or tail ( ¸ ) added under certain letters as a diacritical mark to modify their pronunciation. In Catalan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceaușu (other)
Ceaușu may refer to: * Ceaușu, the old name of the Râmnicelu village, Buzău County, Romania * Alexandru Ceaușu (born 1980), Romanian sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid-2000s. * Marin Ceaușu (1891–1954), Romanian Brigadier-General during World War II See also * Ceaușescu (surname) Ceaușescu or Ceausescu likely derives from the Turkish word ''Çavuş'', meaning "messenger" or the military rank of sergeant in the Ottoman and Turkish armies. In modern usage, it most often refers to Nicolae Ceaușescu, the last Communist leade ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Ceausu Romanian-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
