mahmut80
11-08-2003, 13:20
Akincis were born on 1300’s at the time of Sultan Yildirim Bayezid (the Turkish Sultan at the Ankara War against Mongol Timur) .The Akinci families (ocaks) were placed at Balkans.Most important ones were ; Malkocoglu at Bulgaria, Tarhanogullari at Greece ,Evrenogullari at Albania and the biggest one Mihalogullari at Sofia (the lord of the Mihalogullari family Kose Mihal was a Byzantine lord in the earlier times of the borning of Ottomans). This families were containing nearly 40.000 warriors and 100.000 specially trained war horses.Each akinci was bringing 2-3 speedy horses with him for their regular journies,and using them by changing in some small command posts.(like the first postmen in USA )
The secret of the Akincis was “Speed”.They were using the best horses and wearing very light armour only for arrows,and they weren’t using any type of armour for their horses,this was the key for speed.
For example ,a 10.000 men akinci army was taking form with five men teams ,this means 2000 teams were attacking to a country.and it is really unpossible to defend 2000 different attacks. Serdengecktis or dalkilics were the bravest ones in a family.They were attacking with no fear of dying but only getting captured,so they prefer dying rather than surrounding.Serdengecktis could easily attack a castle gate with a burning gunpowder box in their hands.They were professional and not allowed to get married.Worrying about wife and the kids could be threat for the bravery.
The Akincis were abandoned after 1600s.One of their major attacks to Romania was a disaster for thousands of them.Here is the sad story of the brave akincis;
In the year 1595 ,the Voyvodia of romania was attacking to small garrisoned turkish castles and burning the soldiers like a piece of meat.This was the main reason for a new akin (attack) to romania.Nearly 40.000 men and 100.000 horses joined this attack. After an easy victory ,the Voyvodia escaped. Akincis collected the goods and began to return home.But Voyvodia got reinforcements from Austria and made his plan to set an ambush near a bridge on the river Danube. At this time the turkish pasha Sinan Pasha was making plans for taking the goods from his own soldiers as a tax. And he decided to use a bridge,too. He settled his personal men at the end of the bridge and began to collect the goods from everyone. They were looking for every bag and wallet. so it took 3 days and nights to pass this long bridge because of the tax operation. Voyvodia arrived at the end of the third day with cannons and mortars. And he destroyed the bridge on the Danube with the help of his cannons.Thousands of akinci died with the collapse and other thousands in the near camp were died with mortars. In a few hours ,nearly 40.000 brave men and 100.000 well trained horses died ,and no one ran away for their lives.All of them died near that bridge because of a foolish pasha.
After that day ,the akincis never pulled themselves together. And being lost in the dusty pages of history.
The secret of the Akincis was “Speed”.They were using the best horses and wearing very light armour only for arrows,and they weren’t using any type of armour for their horses,this was the key for speed.
For example ,a 10.000 men akinci army was taking form with five men teams ,this means 2000 teams were attacking to a country.and it is really unpossible to defend 2000 different attacks. Serdengecktis or dalkilics were the bravest ones in a family.They were attacking with no fear of dying but only getting captured,so they prefer dying rather than surrounding.Serdengecktis could easily attack a castle gate with a burning gunpowder box in their hands.They were professional and not allowed to get married.Worrying about wife and the kids could be threat for the bravery.
The Akincis were abandoned after 1600s.One of their major attacks to Romania was a disaster for thousands of them.Here is the sad story of the brave akincis;
In the year 1595 ,the Voyvodia of romania was attacking to small garrisoned turkish castles and burning the soldiers like a piece of meat.This was the main reason for a new akin (attack) to romania.Nearly 40.000 men and 100.000 horses joined this attack. After an easy victory ,the Voyvodia escaped. Akincis collected the goods and began to return home.But Voyvodia got reinforcements from Austria and made his plan to set an ambush near a bridge on the river Danube. At this time the turkish pasha Sinan Pasha was making plans for taking the goods from his own soldiers as a tax. And he decided to use a bridge,too. He settled his personal men at the end of the bridge and began to collect the goods from everyone. They were looking for every bag and wallet. so it took 3 days and nights to pass this long bridge because of the tax operation. Voyvodia arrived at the end of the third day with cannons and mortars. And he destroyed the bridge on the Danube with the help of his cannons.Thousands of akinci died with the collapse and other thousands in the near camp were died with mortars. In a few hours ,nearly 40.000 brave men and 100.000 well trained horses died ,and no one ran away for their lives.All of them died near that bridge because of a foolish pasha.
After that day ,the akincis never pulled themselves together. And being lost in the dusty pages of history.