Timariotes—Turkish feudal militia.
Toporabaji—gunners.
Topijis—gunners.
Ulemas—the learned men, including the muftis, the mollahs, the kadis—in short, all the legal and ecclesiastical functionaries.
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Transcriber's Note: The following typographical errors present in the original text have been corrected for this electronic edition.
In Chapter I, "superflous cracks and crevices" was changed to "superfluous cracks and crevices".
In Chapter II, "siezed him" was changed to "seized him".
In Chapter III, "ninrethullita" was changed to "nimetullahita", and "It must not he supposed" was changed to "It must not be supposed".