Topchou-Bashi
(Master-General of Artillery)
He was the head of the Artillery Corps and was also
known as Sertopee.
Binbashi (Major)
These were the commanders of Battalions of soldiers
called Asakir-ee Mansoure-ee Mohammediyye, founded in the reign of Mahmoud
the Second.
Kecheli-Nefer
These were Janissaries who wore their hats on one
side of their head for this reason they were originally called
Kedj-Kulakh or Eghri-Kulakh. Later this was changed to Kecheli-Kulakh.
Nizam-i Djedid Binbashi (Major of Nizam-i Djedid)
These were officers of a military corps, founded to
be totally separate from the Janissaries, the Nizam-i Djedid. The Corps
was founded by Sultan Selim the Third.
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