МУСТАХФИЗИ ИЛОКА 1686. ГОДИНЕ – ПИТАЊЕ ХРИШЋАНСКИХ ИМЕНА
THE MÜSTAHFIZES OF ILOK IN 1686 – THE QUESTION OF CHRISTIAN NAMES

Summary/Abstract: The millitary unit of the müstahafizes of Ilok in 1686 consisted of Muslims, mostly first-generation converts, and Christians with the patronym Abdullah. According to earlier research, Christians could not be recruited in the müstahafiz force. New data suggest a different conclusion. It is quite possible that the great need for soldiers led commanding officers not to insist on conversion as a prerequisite for recruitment. The most plausible explanation for the use of the patronym Abdullah by Christians may be the fact that men of unknown origin, vagrants and fugitives who did not even know the name of their father were accepted as volunteers on the border and in the time of war.

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