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One of the more sensitive issues is the arrival of Vlachs in the area of the newly emerging Military Frontier. It is undoubtedly established that they came as Turkish auxiliaries and were eventually bribed and settled by the Croatian and Austrian authorities. Under the name "martologists" (there are differing opinions on the origin of this name), they often had a dubious status - for example, in 1586, the Croatian Parliament decided that every martologist should have, because of the violence and looting that made them Turkish marching troops, alive get on the stake as a frightening example to others. Over time, this population was drawn into the machinery of the Habsburg Empire and used for imperial military purposes.