 Within the Ottoman Empire, Muslim Albanians were closely part of the administrative structures of the state and considered one of its important peoples.Reference to Muslim Albanian communities as "Turco-Albanian" is made for those that settled the Peloponnese in order to spread Islam from c. 1715 until after 1770, as part of official Ottoman policy.Later in 1770, Muslim Albanian mercenaries referred to as "Turco-Albanian" were employed by the Ottoman Sultan to suppress the Greek uprising.