beylik

Examples

• All

• Several beyliks competed for power after the decline of the Seljuk Sultanate.

• The beylik was established in the 14th century.

• The Ottoman Empire began as a small beylik in northwestern Anatolia.

• Many beylikler flourished during the Ottoman Empire.

• The historical territory of the beylik was governed by a powerful local ruler known as a bey.

• During the Ottoman Empire, many regions were organized into beyliks, each led by a bey.

• In the past, a beylik could function independently while still paying tribute to the central empire.

Synonyms

S

sheikdom

vsbeylik

1 8.6

A country or region where a sheik rules

is the same type but tied to Ottoman Turkish historical rule

K

khanate

vsbeylik

1 9.9

A territory ruled by a khan in Central Asia

is the same sort of territory but in Ottoman Turkish history

S

sheikhdom

vsbeylik

1 9.3

A country or area with a Muslim leader called a sheikh

is the same type but specific to Ottoman Turkish historical rulers

S

sultanate

vsbeylik

1 7.0

A country ruled by a sultan

is a smaller principality within Ottoman Turkish historical settings

V

vilayet

vsbeylik

• Archaic

9.9

A province in the Ottoman Empire that an official runs

is a ruled principality rather than a centralized administrative province

Surface Forms

Etymology