Английская Википедия:Bazirgan

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Шаблон:Short description Bazirgan and Bezirgan are the Turkish forms of the Persian Bāzargān, meaning "merchant".Шаблон:Sfn In Ottoman Turkish, the term Bāzirgān was used to denote merchants of Christian and especially Jewish origin.Шаблон:Sfn Some of these Christian and Jewish merchants held office in the Ottoman palace or Ottoman army.Шаблон:Sfn For instance, the Bazirgan-bashi functioned as a chief purveyor of textiles to the Imperial Ottoman household.Шаблон:Sfn The Odjak-Bāzirgāni, in practice a steward, was usually of Greek or Jewish origins, and was responsible for handling the salaries and supplies of the Janissary corps.Шаблон:Sfn The office of Odjak-Bāzirgāni became a hereditary post amongst certain families.Шаблон:Sfn

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