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Menzilkeş
Menzilkeş - (منزلکش)
Some populated places (villages) close to the menzil were obliged to support it and named menzilkeş. In return they were excluded from other taxes (i.e. bedel-i nüzul).
This is just one of the means for supporting the menzil.
References
- Mehmet Güneş. XVIII. Yüzyılın Ikinci Yarısında Osmanlı Menzil Teşkilatı ve Karahisar-i Sahib Menzilleri.
- НБКМ, Ор., S309bis/3/1b/2 - menzilkeş villages near Sofia in 1231.
