Šajkaši
Sign in to saveŠajkaši (In Serbian, , ) refers to the river flotilla troops guarding the Danube and Sava, and especially, the Port of Belgrade, against the Ottoman Empire from the 16th to the 19th century. During that period, the rivers were natural borders of the Kingdom of Hungary and Habsburg monarchy with the Ottoman Empire, part of the Military Frontier. The troops were composed of ethnic Serbs, who had special military status. Their name derives from the small wooden boat known as chaika (šajka, tschaiken), a type of galley.
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It is catalogued under topics including 16th century in Serbia, 17th century in Serbia and 18th century in Serbia.
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Encyclopedic overview
19 sectionsContents
- Organization
- Personal armament
- Warship armament
- Clothing
- Ranks
- History
- 16th century
- 17th century
- 18th century
- 19th century
- Šajkaši Battalion
- Šajkaši migrations
- Legacy
- Notable people
- See also
- Annotations
- References
- Sources
- External links
Šajkaši (In Serbian, , ) refers to the river flotilla troops guarding the Danube and Sava, and especially, the Port of Belgrade, against the Ottoman Empire from the 16th to the 19th century. During that period, the rivers were natural borders of the Kingdom of Hungary and Habsburg monarchy with the Ottoman Empire, part of the Military Frontier. The troops were composed of ethnic Serbs, who had special military status. Their name derives from the small wooden boat known as chaika (šajka, tschaiken), a type of galley.
==Organization==
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