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| − | The '''Janissaries''' were new troops formed by boys taken from Christian families in order to protect the [[Ottoman | + | The '''Janissaries''' were new troops formed by boys taken from Christian families in order to protect the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] Sultan's household as part of the human taxation known as the [[devshirme]]. The Janissaries began in the 14th century, and were massacred and abolished by [[Sultan Mahmud II]] in 1826. |
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Revision as of 04:20, April 17, 2007
The Janissaries were new troops formed by boys taken from Christian families in order to protect the Ottoman Sultan's household as part of the human taxation known as the devshirme. The Janissaries began in the 14th century, and were massacred and abolished by Sultan Mahmud II in 1826.