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The Stratioti or Stradioti ( Italian: Stradioti or Stradiotti ; Greek: Στρατιώτες, Stratiotes ; were mercenary units from the Balkans recruited mainly by states of southern and central Europe from the 15th until the middle of the 18th century. The stradioti were recruited in Albania, Greece, Dalmatia, Serbia and later Cyprus.

Most modern historians have indicated that the Stratioti were mostly Albanians.

According to a study by a Greek author, around 80 % of the listed names attributed to the stradioti were of Albanian origin while most of the remaining ones, especially those of officers, were of Greek origin ; a small minority were of South Slavic origin.

Among their leaders there were also members of some old Byzantine Greek noble families such as the Palaiologi and Comneni.