Janissaries

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The Janissaries were an elite infantry corps of the Ottoman Empire, originally composed of enslaved Christian youths, that became one of the most powerful military and political institutions in the empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ottoman institution ⓘ
elite infantry corps ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
allegiance Ottoman sultan ⓘ
commandTitle Janissary Agha ⓘ
country Ottoman Empire ⓘ
culturalAssociation Ottoman military music (mehter) ⓘ
dissolutionDate 15 June 1826 ⓘ
dissolutionEvent Auspicious Incident ⓘ
dissolvedBy Mahmud II ⓘ
endTime 1826 ⓘ
equipment firearms in later period ⓘ
melee weapons in early period ⓘ
ethnicComposition primarily Christian-born youths in early period ⓘ
etymology from Ottoman Turkish meaning "new troops" ⓘ
garrison Istanbul ⓘ
headquarters Janissary barracks in Istanbul ⓘ
historicalReputation conservative force resisting military reforms in later period ⓘ
elite shock troops in early centuries ⓘ
inception c. 1363 ⓘ
languageName Turkish: Yeniçeri ⓘ
linked to: Turkish language
languageOfCommand Ottoman Turkish ⓘ
legacy model for later standing armies in Europe ⓘ
militaryBranch infantry ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Chaldiran ⓘ
Battle of Lepanto ⓘ
Battle of Mohács (1526) ⓘ
Fall of Constantinople ⓘ
Siege of Vienna (1529) ⓘ
notableCommander Aga of the Janissaries ⓘ
organizationalStructure divided into ortas (companies) ⓘ
partOf Ottoman army ⓘ
linked to: Ottoman Army
politicalInfluence ability to depose sultans ⓘ
involvement in palace coups ⓘ
privilege pensions ⓘ
regular salary ⓘ
special legal status ⓘ
state uniforms ⓘ
recruitmentChange increasing recruitment of Muslims in later period ⓘ
recruitmentSystem devshirme ⓘ
religion Islam after conversion ⓘ
role palace guards ⓘ
personal troops of the sultan ⓘ
political power-brokers in the Ottoman Empire ⓘ
standing army of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ
socialStatus slave-soldiers in origin ⓘ
startTime 14th century ⓘ
symbol white felt cap with long flap (börk) ⓘ
training religious education in Islam ⓘ
strict discipline and military drill ⓘ

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Ottoman Empire → militaryUnit → Janissaries ⓘ
Napoleon's Egyptian campaign → involved → Ottoman land forces ⓘ
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Sultan of the Ottoman Empire → commanderOf → Janissary corps ⓘ
subject linked to: Sultan
linked to: Janissaries
Bayezid I → militaryUnitUsed → Janissaries ⓘ
Battle of Abukir (1799) → involvedBranch → Ottoman Janissaries ⓘ
linked to: Janissaries
Battle of Petrovaradin → involvedForce → Ottoman janissaries ⓘ
linked to: Janissaries
Battle of Zenta → involvedUnit → Ottoman janissaries ⓘ
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Ottoman sultan → commanded → Janissaries ⓘ
Siege of Constantinople 1422 → usedMilitaryForce → Ottoman infantry ⓘ
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Ottoman Army → notableUnit → Janissaries ⓘ
Ottoman Army → disbandedUnit → Janissaries ⓘ
Ottoman culture → hasEliteGroup → Janissaries ⓘ
Auspicious Incident → mainSubject → Janissary corps ⓘ
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Auspicious Incident → participant → Janissary corps ⓘ
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Aga of the Janissaries → headOf → Janissary corps ⓘ
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Aga of the Janissaries → commanderOf → Janissary corps ⓘ
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Aga of the Janissaries → appliesTo → Janissaries ⓘ
Janissary Agha → hasPositionIn → Janissary corps ⓘ
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Janissary Agha → commanderOf → Janissary corps ⓘ
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Battle of Kosovo 1389 → involvedForce → Ottoman Janissaries ⓘ
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Battle of Chaldiran → usedForces → Ottoman Janissaries ⓘ
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Şehzade Mustafa → associatedWith → Janissaries ⓘ
Bektashi order → associatedWith → Janissaries ⓘ
Battle of Senta → involvedUnitType → Ottoman janissaries ⓘ
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Ottoman period → militaryInstitution → Janissary corps ⓘ
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Nizam-i Cedid → replaced → Janissary corps (intended) ⓘ
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Nizam-i Cedid → opposedBy → Janissary corps ⓘ
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Ottoman incursions → hasParticipant → Janissaries ⓘ
Devshirme system → associatedWith → Janissary corps ⓘ
subject linked to: devshirme system
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52nd Division (Ottoman Empire) → branch → Ottoman infantry ⓘ
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Mustafa IV → associatedWith → Janissaries ⓘ
Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire → hasPart → Kapıkulu corps ⓘ
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Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire → notableUnit → Janissary corps ⓘ
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Et Meydanı → usedBy → Janissaries ⓘ
Et Meydanı → usedFor → Janissary assemblies ⓘ
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Vaka-i Hayriye → significantParticipant → Janissary corps ⓘ
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Vakʿa-i Hayriyye → hasParticipant → Janissary corps ⓘ
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Janissary revolt of 1826 → mainSubject → Janissary corps ⓘ
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Ağa Kapısı → usedBy → Janissary corps ⓘ
subject linked to: Ağa Kapısı in Istanbul
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Agha → relatedConcept → Janissaries ⓘ
Mehter → associatedWith → Janissaries ⓘ
subject linked to: mehter
Janissary terror → mainSubject → Janissaries ⓘ
Tunis Eyalet → militaryForce → Janissaries ⓘ