But when the bloody work was done, the Ottoman nation arose again full of fresh vigor, and it owed a new life, full of glorious days, to the hand which delivered the empire from its two greatest enemies—Tepelenti and the Janissaries.
GLOSSARY OF THE TURKISH WORDS USED IN THIS STORY
Aga—a military and aulic title.
Akinji—a sort of irregular cavalry.
Anadoli Hissar—eastern castle.
Azab—irregular infantry.
Bairam—the great Muhammadan ecclesiastical feast.
Bayadere—a dancing-girl.
Bey—a dignitary next below a pasha.