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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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