derbendci means The guards charged with maintaining and defending a derbend in exchange for tax relief. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 75 out of 100.
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- The guards charged with maintaining and defending a derbend in exchange for tax relief.“The derbendci, some two thousand families of Rumelia, acted as guards of mountain passes, bridges, and other strategic locations in exchange for tax relief and represent a transition from real fighters to auxiliary forces.”