The Sekban were mercenaries of peasant background in the Ottoman Empire. The term sekban initially referred to irregular military units, particularly those without guns, but ultimately it came to refer to any army outside the regular military. The sekbans were not only loyal to the Ottoman state, but they could become loyal to anyone who paid them...
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(from the article `Jell Revolts`) The major uprisings involved the sekbans (irregular troops of musketeers) and spahis (cavalrymen maintained by land grants). The rebellions were not ...
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