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3 matches to Mahmud II
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.
Ghazan, Mahmud. 1271-1304. Mongol Persian ruler 1295-. Made Islam state religion.