The highest point, reaching 7828 feet (2386 meters), is bMaglic/b, near the Montenegro border. A karst region of arid limestone plateaus containing caves, potholes, and underground drainage, is located in the south and southwest. b..../b The holder of a timar (bestate/b) had to report for military duty, bringing other soldiers. Taxes were imposed, including the harac, a graduated poll tax on non-Muslims. The system called devsirme was introduced, under which Christian children ...
Despite its fortification and height, Maglić fell into Turkish hands in 1438 and then finally in 1459, becoming a center of a large Turkish district. The bones have since been returned back to Žiča. The fortress of Maglić also was of ...
