pososhniye lyudi

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Pososhniye lyudi were members of the early modern Russian auxiliary infantry drawn from the peasant and townsman population to serve in temporary militia forces.

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pososhniye lyudi canonical 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf auxiliary infantry ⓘ
military unit type ⓘ
militia formation ⓘ
armedWith axes ⓘ
firearms ⓘ
spears ⓘ
category Early modern Russian military units ⓘ
Infantry units of Russia ⓘ
Militia in Europe ⓘ
commandStructure state-appointed officers ⓘ
country Tsardom of Russia ⓘ
disestablishedDueTo military modernization reforms ⓘ
disestablishedUnder Peter the Great ⓘ
documentationLanguage Old Russian ⓘ
linked to: Old East Slavic
duty campaign service ⓘ
garrison duty ⓘ
endTime 18th century ⓘ
equipmentProvidedBy local communities ⓘ
etymology derived from Russian word "posokh" (staff or pole) ⓘ
function mass mobilization in wartime ⓘ
governedBy tsarist administration ⓘ
historicalContext Muscovite military reforms ⓘ
formation of centralized Russian state ⓘ
languageOfName Russian ⓘ
militaryBranch infantry ⓘ
mobilizationBasis communal obligation ⓘ
household-based levy ⓘ
obligationType military conscription duty ⓘ
opposedTo hereditary service nobility ⓘ
partOf Russian armed forces ⓘ
recruitmentFrom peasant population ⓘ
townsman population ⓘ
region European Russia ⓘ
relatedTo Russian feudal levy ⓘ
streltsy ⓘ
linked to: Streltsy
role augmenting field armies ⓘ
supporting regular troops ⓘ
serviceType militia duty ⓘ
temporary military service ⓘ
socialStatus tax-paying estates ⓘ
startTime 16th century ⓘ
taxStatus drawn from tax-paying population ⓘ
timePeriod early modern period ⓘ
usedBy Muscovy ⓘ
Russian state ⓘ

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Russian popular militias → hasPart → pososhniye lyudi ⓘ