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4 matches to Janissaries
Ghazigi. “Warriors of the faith”. Ottoman military before Janissaries.
Janissaries. 1330-1826. Ottoman sultan’s powerful bodyguard. First recruited from Christian children. Massacred by Mahmud II after revolt.
Mahmud II. 1785-1839. Ottoman sultan 1808-. Lost Greece, Syria. Destroyed Janissaries.
Murad I. 1326-89. Ottoman sultan 1360-. Extended empire. Founded Janissaries.