Yaya (military)

Yaya
Yaya
Active	1325—?
Country	Ottoman Empire
Branch	Army
Type	Infantry
Engagements	Battle of Marica; Battle of Kosovo; Battle of Nicopolis

Yaya or Piyade^[3] were infantry military units of the Ottoman Empire and some other medieval Anatolian beyliks. Many of them were of Christian origin.^[4]

^ ^a ^b Kelly DeVries; Robert Douglas Smith (1 January 2007). Medieval Weapons: An Illustrated History of Their Impact. ABC-CLIO. p. 206. ISBN 978-1-85109-526-1.
^ Mesut Uyar; Edward J. Erickson (2009). A Military History of the Ottomans: From Osman to Atatürk. ABC-CLIO. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-275-98876-0. The Yaya corps with light armor and problematic combat value was no match against heavily armored Balkan infantry in
^ Abdul Rahim Abu Husayn (2004). The View from Istanbul: Ottoman Lebanon and the Druze Emirate. I.B.Tauris. p. 204. ISBN 978-1-86064-856-4.
^ Armies of the Ottoman Turks 1300–1774. Osprey Publishing. 1983. p. 35. ISBN 978-0-85045-511-3. Ottoman-Balkan Yaya, early 15th century: Many Ottoman infantrymen were of Christian origin and this seems to have been reflected in their equipment.^{[permanent dead link]}