Akinji
Irregular light cavalry, scout divisions, and advance troops of the Ottoman Empire / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about irregular military scouts of the Ottoman Empire. For other uses, see Akinci (disambiguation).
Akinji or akindji (Ottoman Turkish: آقنجى, romanized: aḳıncı, lit. 'raider', IPA: [akɯnˈdʒɯ]; plural: akıncılar) were irregular light cavalry, scout divisions (deli) and advance troops of the Ottoman Empire's military. When the pre-existing Turkish ghazis were incorporated into the Ottoman Empire's military they became known as "akıncı." Unpaid, they lived and operated as raiders on the frontiers of the Ottoman Empire, subsisting on plunder. In German sources these troops were called Renner und Brenner (English: "Runner and burner").[1] There is a distinction made between "akıncı" and "deli" cavalry.
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