Malkoçoğlu family

Malkoçoğulları
Country Ottoman Empire
Founded14th century
Titlesghazi ("warrior")
akıncı ("raider")
Dissolution1604

The Malkoçoğlu family (Turkish: Malkoçoğulları, Malkoçoğlu ailesi) (Serbian: Malković) or Yahyali was one of the ghazi families of Serbian origin that led the akıncı corps in the Ottoman Empire between the 14th-16th centuries. They served mainly in the Balkan conquest of the empire. The members of the family usually served as beys, sanjak-beys, beylerbeys, pashas, and castle commanders. Later on, they joined the ranks of the Ottoman Army in various missions, and one of the descendants became a Grand Vizier.

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