aamista see aamistadi

aamistadi (or aamista/tawad) nobility among the Abazas

ah see akha

ahipshi serfs among the Abazas

akçe main currency in the Ottoman Empire

akha (or ah) an Abaza chief

amanat a hostage requested from local rulers by the Muscovites as security

anyayoutskia (or tefekashou) land-owning peasants among the Abazas

atalyk foster-father tradition among the Circassians

aul a mountain village in Daghestan

azat a slave among the Kabardinians

bey once a ruler, then a prince, and in the sixteenth century denoting a governor

beylerbeyi a governor-general in the Ottoman Empire

beylerbeyilik a governor-generalship in the Ottoman Empire

burg a fortress-like stronghold made of stones in the North Caucasus

cagar (or rayat) peasants upon whom forced labour was imposed in Daghestan

cema‘at a rural commune in Daghestan

cerahor a worker in the Ottoman Empire

chanka son of a prince born to a commoner woman in Daghestan

defterdar a book-keeper, finance official in the Ottoman Empire

dezhenugo a title denoting a less noble person among the Kabardinians

dizdar a castellan in the Ottoman Empire

emirü’l-umera a supreme commander in Islamic parlance used by the Ottomans

gramota an imperial order written by the Muscovite tsar

haraç payment made to the Crimeans by Muscovy, Poland-Lithuania

hil‘at a robe of honour

hisar erleri resident soldiers of an Ottoman fortress

hükm an Ottoman imperial order

istimalet Ottoman policy of reconciliation

kabak an estate belonging to Kabardinian or Western Circassian nobility

kekovat (or keykuvat) third-in-rank to the succession in the Greater Nogay Horde

kethüda a representative in the Crimean Khanate

keykuvat see kekovat

kholop a slave, servant among the Muscovites

kniaz a prince in Muscovite parlance

krym-shamkhal see yarım-shamkhal

kul a slave or servant among the Ottomans; see also yasir

loganapit see og

ma‘sum (or tabarasan shah) a ruler of the Tabarasan Principality in Daghestan

mirza (or murza) originally from Persian emir-zade, a prince; a title used for North Caucasus elites by the Muscovites and Ottomans

mühimme defteri register of imperial orders written by the Ottoman sultan or the Imperial Council

murza see mirza

mutasarrıf an Ottoman provincial official

nişancı a chief-scribe in the Ottoman Empire

nureddin a heir-apparent of the Greater Nogay Horde and second in line to succession to the Crimean throne