The soubashi (Turkish: subaşı, Albanian: subash, Serbo-Croatian: subaša) was an Ottoman gubernatorial title used to describe different positions within Ottoman hierarchy, depending on the context. This title was given to Ottoman timar holders who generated more than 15,000 aspers per annum or to the assistants of the sanjak-bey. The term was also used for the commander of the town or castle in Ottoman Empire, an ancient version of chief of police.
A surname found among Balkan families, Subaša or Subašić, is derived from the title.
References
- Skripta za studente: OSMANSKO CARSTVO Temeljni pojmovi i državno uređenje (in Croatian). Zadar, Croatia: Sveučilište u Zadru (Zadar Univerzity).
SUBAŠA – Upotrebljavan u više značenja; 1. Vojno-administrativni zapovjednik većih naselja od samih početaka Osmanske države; Vojno-administrativni upravnik vilajeta koji su po tome nazivani subašiluci, u stvari područja krajišta. Uslijed ekspanzije turske države subašiluci su bivali pretvarani u zijamete, dok su ostajali oni u graničnim područjima. Ovi prvi bi postajali sandžakbegovi ljudi i upravitelji hasova te vršili administrativno-policijsku vlast na tim prostorima. S druge strane, osnivanjem ziameta, svaki zaim dobio bi titulu subaše.
- Spandouginos, Theodōros (1977). On the origin of the Ottoman emperors. Cambridge University Press. p. 124. ISBN 0-521-58510-4.
When a sanjak bey ... or holder of timar...gets more than 15.000 aspres from his holdings he becomes subaşi (Subassi), or holder of subaşilik within a Sanjak
- Ćirković 2004, pp. 112.
- Kenneth Setton (1976–1984), The Papacy and the Levant, 1204-1571, vol. four volumes, American Philosophical Society, ISBN 978-0-87169-114-9,
... Subashi (Ven. Subassi) was the commandant of town or castle, in which he exercised the functions of security officer, or chief of police.
Sources
- Ćirković, Sima (2004). The Serbs. Malden: Blackwell Publishing. ISBN 9781405142915.
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