Militia portalis

The militia portalis (Hungarian: telekkatonaság), also known as peasant militia, was the first institution that secured the peasants' permanent participation in the defence of the Kingdom of Hungary.^[1] It was established when the Diet of Hungary obliged all landowners to equip one archer for 20 peasant plots on their estates to serve in the royal army in 1397.^[1]^[2] The unprofessional soldiers were to serve in the militia only during the emergency period.^[3]

References[]

^ ^a ^b Rady 2000, p. 150.
^ Engel 2001, p. 205.
^ Cole 2014, p. 110.

Sources[]

Cole, Laurence (2014). Military Culture and Popular Patriotism in Late Imperial Austria. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-967204-2.
Engel, Pál (2001). The Realm of St Stephen: A History of Medieval Hungary, 895–1526. I.B. Tauris Publishers. ISBN 1-86064-061-3.
Rady, Martyn (2000). Nobility, Land and Service in Medieval Hungary. Palgrave. ISBN 0-333-80085-0.

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[FOOTNOTERady2000150-1] Rady 2000, p. 150.

[FOOTNOTEEngel2001205-2] Engel 2001, p. 205.

[FOOTNOTECole2014110-3] Cole 2014, p. 110.

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