Janissary revolt of 1826

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The Janissary revolt of 1826 was the final uprising of the Ottoman Empire’s elite Janissary corps, whose violent suppression by Sultan Mahmud II led to their abolition and marked a major step in the empire’s military and administrative modernization.

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Janissary revolt 1
Janissary revolt of 1826 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event ⓘ
military revolt ⓘ
uprising ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Auspicious Incident ⓘ
Vaka-i Hayriye ⓘ
chronology follows earlier Janissary revolts in the 17th and 18th centuries ⓘ
commandedBy Mahmud II ⓘ
conflictType coup attempt ⓘ
internal conflict ⓘ
country Ottoman Empire ⓘ
describedIn Ottoman chronicles of the reign of Mahmud II ⓘ
linked to: Ottoman chronicles
endTime 1826-06-17 ⓘ
followedBy formation of the Asakir-i Mansure-i Muhammediye ⓘ
hasAftermath ban on Janissary-related symbols and traditions ⓘ
destruction of Janissary barracks in Istanbul ⓘ
persecution of Janissary leaders and supporters ⓘ
hasCategory 1826 in the Ottoman Empire ⓘ
Rebellions against the Ottoman Empire ⓘ
hasCause Janissary resistance to modernization ⓘ
opposition to military reforms of Mahmud II ⓘ
hasEffect facilitated later Tanzimat reforms ⓘ
reduction of influence of conservative military factions ⓘ
reorganization of Ottoman military structure ⓘ
hasPart Auspicious Incident ⓘ
location Constantinople ⓘ
Istanbul ⓘ
mainSubject Janissary corps ⓘ
linked to: Janissaries
opposedBy Mahmud II ⓘ
Sekban-ı Cedid-style reformist officers ⓘ
linked to: Nizam-i Cedid
participant Janissaries ⓘ
Ottoman imperial army ⓘ
linked to: Ottoman Army

Sultan Mahmud II ⓘ
linked to: Mahmud II

religious scholars supporting the sultan ⓘ
partOf Ottoman military history ⓘ
reign of Mahmud II ⓘ
pointInTime 1826 ⓘ
precededBy failed attempts at gradual Janissary reform ⓘ
religiousLegitimation fatwa issued in support of Mahmud II’s actions ⓘ
result abolition of the Janissary corps ⓘ
confiscation of Janissary properties ⓘ
creation of a new modern army ⓘ
massacre of many Janissaries ⓘ
strengthening of central authority of Mahmud II ⓘ
significance end of the Janissary institution ⓘ
major step in Ottoman administrative modernization ⓘ
major step in Ottoman military modernization ⓘ
turning point in late Ottoman history ⓘ
startTime 1826-06-15 ⓘ

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Auspicious Incident → conflictWith → Janissary revolt of 1826 ⓘ
Mehmed IV → removedFromPowerBy → Janissary revolt ⓘ
subject linked to: Sultan Mehmed IV
linked to: Janissary revolt of 1826