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I'll post some info about the bulgarian regiments in the army, if you decide to include them in a update.
The first bulgarian millitary regiments in the ottoman amry were founded in the late 70's of the XIV century.
Right after the battle of Yambol in 1373, the commander of the right flang of the ottoman army Timurtash (don't know if I'm writing the name correctly) introduced a plan to Murad I regarding the bulgarian military men, which have founded themselves under the sultan's rule in one way or another.
The project was accepted, and ridered by several fermans, the basics of the project were founded on the bulgarian military system form the second half of the XIV century (evidence for this could be found in the names of the different subdivisions).
By 1377 there were several points оn which that subsidiary bulgarian army was formed:
1- Every bulgarian, who willngly oblige himself to the millitary command, to wage war along the ottoman army, as a horseman or a foot trooper, with his own horse and weapon, receives the nаmе/title "voinugan/voinik", and the right to be "serbes" - free, оn an equal level with the muslim. He has the right to have and keep weapons, and to wear colorfull clothes.
2- The "voinugans" are separated in to three different groups/divisions/regiments?:
"Voinik - askeri" or "sipahi - oglan" - active militarymen; "Zewaiti - voinugan" - troopers on stand - by, ready to be summoned in the army; "iamak - voinugan" аssisting the voinugans, divided into several accessory detachments.
3- The "voinugans" were under the command of "subashi" (NCO), "charibashi" (captain), "alai-bei" (colonel) or a "voinugan-bei" (independent knez or voivoda).
Later on, the bulgarian army was lead by "voinugan-great-miudiuri", his headquarters were in Istanbul. One of those "great-miudiuri" was Tarih Mohamed called "charibasha agasi"
he's payment was 1/4 from the djizie tax from the whole Nikopol sandjak.
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Аccording to some turkish historians, the active voinugans/askeri were about 6000, those
in reserve were probably the same number or more. The number of the "iamak - voinugans" is unknown.
source:
Hristov, Atanas. "Bulgarian armed forces under the Ottoman rule". Sofia, 1938.
In the XIV century the ottoman government founded special units called "miuselimi" - they are already present in the game.
Their task was to keep the population in the new conquered territories in obedience, to form garrisons and build fortresses. The "miuselimi" were volunteers, both christian(bulgarians) and muslim, they had their own horses, weapons and clothing. After their retirement the "miuselimi" didn't recieve pension, instead they were givven the income from
a village, much like the spahii. This kind of "millitary units" were typical for a great number of villages near Plovdiv, Stara Zagora, Pazardjik, Odrin, Haskovo etc., all of those villages wore the name Miuselim. In Sofia there was a "Мiuselimova mahala" or neigbourhood.
In a ferman of Mohammed II (1432-1481), after the fall of Constantinople, adressed to all provinces it is written:
"... to inform all christians that if they are willing to join the army, they will be respected
and they will reciev good payment; all chirstian units will be formed by the volunteers;if someone brings 20 volunteers, he will be nominated as a commander of 30 men; all their crimes are forgiven, even the murder of a turk".
In the 16th century, Suleiman the Magnificent (15201566) used special christian unit in his wars against Poland, Hungary and Austria called "levent - askeri". In war time the "levent - askeri" unit reached 6000 people. They recieved regular payment and a part of the spoils of war. In a ferman from 1769, it is ordered to the kazaas of Plovdiv, Sofia, Pazardjik, Samokov, Pirot, Razlog and Nevrokop to gather volunteers for a "levent - asker" of 1000 soldiers. All are welcome (muslims and christians), accept gypsies. They took part in the upcomming war, divided in small groups of 50 men.
source:
Hristov, Atanas. "Bulgarian armed forces under the Ottoman rule". Sofia, 1938.
The Ottoman Cossack Brigade or Kazak-Alaj was founded by Michał Czajkowski/Saduk Pasha in the eve of the Crimean War. The only information I have for the brigade is that it's members were recruited mostly from the christian(Balkan) population ot the empire. There were severeal entirely bulgarian squads or "sotni", to be precise the 3th, 4th and 5th squads in Istanbul and one suqad in Odrin. They recieved military uniforms/supplies from Napoleon III. The flag of the brigade was two-sided, on the front there was the crescent and on the back a cross. I'm looking for more detailed information.
source:
Hristov, Atanas. "Bulgarian armed forces under the Ottoman rule". Sofia, 1938.