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Habibullah's Encyclopedia of the Ottoman Empire AND HER TIMES - Z - Related Pages: Ottoman Empire Encyclopedia, Index Turkish Newsreaders Encyclopedic Dictionary, Index Turkish Culture -- Two Turkish traditions we especially like Turkish Culture -- 4 things you shouldn't do in Turkey Turkish Culture -- 5 things you should do in Turkey Turkish Superstitions Famous Femmes of Modern Turkish History Actress Suzan Avcı -- Born To Be Bad Circumcision and what many Turks believe about Westerners Turkish Movies Catalog, Index Best and Worst Turkish Movies - with a religious theme Sultry Aynur Aydan - The Woman Who Brought Down The Minister Sultans and Concubines and Eunuchs, oh my...! Site visitors may navigate the encyclopedia using the Ottoman Empire Index or the Encyclopedia Sources Page. Z Term Meaning Comments zağarcı (5k bytes) Keeper of the Sultan's hounds The traditional name of a janissary serving in the 64th Janissary Battalion.   zağarcıbaşı (5k bytes) The commander of the 64th Janissary Battalion.   zanana (5k bytes) An archaic term for harem.   zaviye (also, Zaviye) (5k bytes) (1) A corner, nook. (2) A small dervish hospice that welcomed travelers.   zeamet (also, Zeamet or ziamet) A large timar. A military fief, with a value of between twenty and a hundred akçes per annum. A synonym for subaşılık.   Zenanname An American woman -- Zenanname22 The illustrated "Book of Women" (1776?) -- written by Enderunlu Fazıl Bey It describes, in broad sexual terms, the 'straight' women of different nations in Fazıl Bey's day. zırhlı nefer An armoured soldier. Ottoman soldier in armour90 zindan A prison.   Zindanı Kapısı Prison Gate; one of the city gates of İstanbul, this one on the Golden Horn [Haliç].   zira A unit of Ottoman measurement, one zira was the modern equivalent of 75.8 cm. (Also see arşun.)

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