Dizdar (Persian: دزدار, romanized: dizdār; Turkish: dizdar, kale muhafızı) was the title given in the Ottoman Empire to a castle warden or fortress commander, appointed to manage troops and keep the fortress in its role as a defence point.
Ottoman Dizdar from the 16th century (author: Melchior Lorck)
Dizdar commanded military unit in the fortress, but at the same time he was responsible for the settlement (village or town) under or around it as well, because the purpose of fortress was to defend the area.
As a commanding person, dizdar had his deputy, called chekhaya (Turkish: kâhya), and other subordinates (e.g. yasakci). His superiors were captain, sanjakbeg and other senior military officers.
Dizdar = castle warden (in the book The Origins of English Words by Joseph T. Shipley) /page 62/
Dizdar – commander of a fortress in the Ottoman Empire (from the book The Siege of Shkodra by Marin Barleti /page 241/)
Disdars or dizdars were castle-holders
Dizdars as castle commanders in Cyprus under Ottoman administration
January 01, 1970
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