| Title | Number of Men |
Salary (Aqces daily) | Clothing (Aqces daily) | Costs (Aqces daily) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corbashi (commander) | 1 | 1,000* | - | 1,000* |
| Odabashi (assistant) | 1 | 105 | 15 | 120 |
| Yekil-i Harc (commissary) | 1 | 85 | 15 | 100 |
| Bayraqdar (standard-bearer) | 1 | 80 | 15 | 95 |
| Top Ustasi (cannon master) | 10 | 75 each | 15 each | 900 |
| Top Ustasi Yamagi (assistant) | 10 | 50 each | 10 each | 600 |
| Top Neferati (cannon men) | 80 | 35 each | 10 each | 3,440 |
| Neferat (musket men) | 20 | 35 each | 10 each | 900 |
| Asci (chief cooks) | 1 | 75 | 15 | 90 |
| Bas Qara Qolluqcu (chief assistant) | 1 | 50 | 10 | 60 |
| Saqqa (wafer bearer) | 1 | 35 | 10 | 45 |
| Qolluqcular (assistants) | 15 | 30 | - | 450 |
| Total | 142 | . | . | 6,800 |
The commander's pay is listed as Gurus per year instead of Aqces per day. From Dr. Stanford J. Shaw's article THE ESTABLISHED OTTOMAN ARMY CORPS UNDER SULTAN SELIM III (1789-1807)
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