Begoulaki (

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: Μπεγουλάκι) is the popular name of a

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in the city of Patras. The name is originally derived from

Bey Bey ( ota, بك, beğ, script=Arab, tr, bey, az, bəy, tk, beg, uz, бек, kz, би/бек, tt-Cyrl, бәк, translit=bäk, cjs, пий/пек, sq, beu/bej, sh, beg, fa, بیگ, beyg/, tg, бек, ar, بك, bak, gr, μπέης) is ...

Ulak, a Turkish landlord who lived in the area during the

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. Today, the official name is Myloi (Μύλοι) even though other people kept the toponym Begoulaki. The current neighborhood was named "Myloi" before the Ottoman era, but the

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chronographer G. Frantzis referred to it as "Mylous". The area was made into a military base by Constantine XI Paleologus during his siege of Patras as the despot of

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. It was also the place where Constantine married his first wife. Shortly after the

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, the area had many

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s from which it received its name. The Roufos family lived in the area, as well as members from the Kollas clan.

References

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at the Greek Wikipedia.'' {{coord, 38, 13, N, 21, 45, E, display=title, region:GR_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki Neighborhoods in Patras