Published Nov 12, 2023
Rise and Fall of the Ottoman Empire 1300 – 1923
The Janissaries were elite infantry units that formed the Ottoman Sultan’s household troops and bodyguards. Sultan Murad I created the force in 1383. They were an elite corps composed of war captives and Christian youths forced into service whose internal cohesion was cemented by strict discipline and prevalent order. All the recruits were converted to Islam.
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Istiklal Marsi – Turkey National Anthem English lyrics
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