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janissary

Bodyguard of the Ottoman sultan, the Turkish standing army from the late 14th century until 1826. Until the 16th century janissaries were Christian boys forcibly converted to Islam; after this time they were allowed to marry and recruit their own children. The bodyguard ceased to exist when it revolted against the decision of the sultan in 1826 to raise a regular force. The remaining janissaries were killed in battle or executed after being taken prisoner.



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Austrian opposition to Turkish membership is a toxic blend of historical prejudice and contemporary fear, of Ottoman janissaries at the gates of Vienna, of Hapsburg nostalgia, and Muslim gastarbeiter [foreign workers] flooding in from deepest Anatolia," wrote the UK's Guardian on Sept.
Austria "wants to keep Muslim countries out of EU," according to ... by Jones, Lucy / Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
For example, Sultan Mahmud II "inaugurated the Tanzimat (Regulation) in 1826, which abolished the Janissaries [the fanatical elite corps of troops organized in the 14th century], modernized the army and introduced some of the new technology.
The Muslim world and the West: the roots of conflict by Hossein-Zadeh, Ismael / Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ)
Speaking for the anxieties of his fellow townspeople, the chronicler al-Budayri recalled imperial Janissaries (qabiqul; Tk.
The mysterious power of words: language, law, and culture in Ottoman ... by Grehan, James / Journal of Social History
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