The kodjabashis (Greek: κοτζαμπάσηδες, romanized: kotzabasides; singular κοτζάμπασης, kotzabasis; Serbo-Croatian: kodžobaša, kodžabaša; from Turkish: kocabaṣı, lit. 'office holder' from Turkish: koca, lit. 'big' and Turkish: baṣ, lit. 'head')[1] were local Christian notables in parts of the Ottoman Balkans, most often referring to Ottoman Greece[2][3] and especially the Peloponnese. They were also known in Greek as proestoi or prokritoi (προεστοί/πρόκριτοι, "primates") or demogerontes (δημογέροντες, "elders of the people"). In some places they were elected (such in the islands for example), but, especially in the Peloponnese, they soon became a hereditary oligarchy, who exercised considerable influence and held posts in the Ottoman administration.[2]
The title was also present in Ottoman Serbia and Bosnia,[4][5] where it was known as starešina ("elder, chief") instead of the official Turkish name.[6] The terms chorbaji (from Turkish çorbacı) and knez (a Slavic title) were also used for this type of primates, in Bulgaria and Serbia respectively.[7]
The equivalent of the kodjabashis in Orthodox villages was the mukhtar in Muslim villages, while mixed villages had both.[8]
During the Greek War of Independence, the antagonism between the Peloponnesian kodjabashis, who sought to retain their previous preponderance and power, and the military leaders drawn from the klephts, was one of the main driving forces behind the outbreak of the Greek civil wars of 1824–1825, in which the "aristocratic" faction comprising the kodjabashis, the wealthy shipowners of Hydra and the Phanariotes, prevailed.[9]
^Hannes Grandits (2008). Herrschaft und Loyalität in der spätosmanischen Gesellschaft: das Beispiel der multikonfessionellen Herzegowina. Böhlau Verlag Wien. pp. 564–. ISBN978-3-205-77802-8.
^Jahrbücher für Geschichte und Kultur Südosteuropas: JGKS. Vol. 8–10. Slavica Verlag. 2006. p. 92.
^Milenko S. Filipović (1982). Among the people, native Yugoslav ethnography: selected writing of Milenko S. Filipović. Michigan Slavic Publications, Dept. of Slavic Languages and Literatures. p. 261. ISBN9780930042479.
kodjabashis, kodjabashis, greek, κοτζαμπάσηδες, romanized, kotzabasides, singular, κοτζάμπασης, kotzabasis, serbo, croatian, kodžobaša, kodžabaša, from, turkish, kocabaṣı, office, holder, from, turkish, koca, turkish, baṣ, head, were, local, christian, notable. The kodjabashis Greek kotzampashdes romanized kotzabasides singular kotzampashs kotzabasis Serbo Croatian kodzobasa kodzabasa from Turkish kocabaṣi lit office holder from Turkish koca lit big and Turkish baṣ lit head 1 were local Christian notables in parts of the Ottoman Balkans most often referring to Ottoman Greece 2 3 and especially the Peloponnese They were also known in Greek as proestoi or prokritoi proestoi prokritoi primates or demogerontes dhmogerontes elders of the people In some places they were elected such in the islands for example but especially in the Peloponnese they soon became a hereditary oligarchy who exercised considerable influence and held posts in the Ottoman administration 2 Ioannis Logothetis proestos of Livadeia by Louis Dupre The title was also present in Ottoman Serbia and Bosnia 4 5 where it was known as staresina elder chief instead of the official Turkish name 6 The terms chorbaji from Turkish corbaci and knez a Slavic title were also used for this type of primates in Bulgaria and Serbia respectively 7 The equivalent of the kodjabashis in Orthodox villages was the mukhtar in Muslim villages while mixed villages had both 8 During the Greek War of Independence the antagonism between the Peloponnesian kodjabashis who sought to retain their previous preponderance and power and the military leaders drawn from the klephts was one of the main driving forces behind the outbreak of the Greek civil wars of 1824 1825 in which the aristocratic faction comprising the kodjabashis the wealthy shipowners of Hydra and the Phanariotes prevailed 9 See also editObor knez Rum MilletReferences edit Speake G 2021 Encyclopedia of Greece and the Hellenic Tradition Taylor amp Francis p 896 ISBN 978 1 135 94206 9 Retrieved 2023 04 09 a b Stavrianos 2000 p 273 Zakythenos 1976 Hannes Grandits 2008 Herrschaft und Loyalitat in der spatosmanischen Gesellschaft das Beispiel der multikonfessionellen Herzegowina Bohlau Verlag Wien pp 564 ISBN 978 3 205 77802 8 Jahrbucher fur Geschichte und Kultur Sudosteuropas JGKS Vol 8 10 Slavica Verlag 2006 p 92 Milenko S Filipovic 1982 Among the people native Yugoslav ethnography selected writing of Milenko S Filipovic Michigan Slavic Publications Dept of Slavic Languages and Literatures p 261 ISBN 9780930042479 Stavrianos 2000 p 224 Simpozijum Seoski dani Sretena Vukosavljevica 14 15 i 16 jun 1974 godine Opstinskȧ zajednica obrazovanja 1974 p 98 Clogg Richard 2002 A Concise History of Greece Revised ed Cambridge University Press pp 35ff ISBN 0521004799 Sources editStavrianos Leften Stavros 2000 1958 The Balkans Since 1453 C Hurst amp Co Publishers p 273 ISBN 1850655510 Zakythenos Dionysios A 1976 The Making of Modern Greece From Byzantium to Independence Rowman and Littlefield ISBN 978 0 87471 796 9 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kodjabashis amp oldid 1148971823, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
