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Most Janissaries were born into ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN homes before they were forcibly converted to Sunni Islam between the ages of 5 and 10.

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Did the janissaries fought as on horseback as cavalry warriors?

did the janissaries fought on horseback as cavalry warriors


Were janissaries castrated?

Yes


Who were the janissaries?

The term Janissaries in Turkish means new troops, which is exactly what they were. Janissaries were new form of military order created first by the Othman Sultan Murad the First, forming the first standing army. Janissaries were enslaved sons captured during wars and they were given special training and privileges to be an elite force giving their loyalty only to the sultan. Janissaries became a very powerful force within the Othman Empire; in many occasions, they deposed off sultans and installed others. The end of the janissaries came in 1826 after their revolt against Sultan Mahmud the Second who succeeded in killing most of them.---The parents of Janissaries were also given land and a higher social rank.A janissaries are slaves soldiers, converted to Islam and became fierce fighters.


In the day of the sultans the janissaries were prophets soldiers scholars or traders?

The Janissaries were an elite unit of SOLDIERS, but a number of individuals who were raised as Janissaries but seen as unfit for war were re-purposed as scholars, administrators, and diplomats. None of them were prophets or merchants.


What is the Ottoman institution that provided Balkan slaves for the formation of the Janissaries?

The Ottoman system for recruiting Christian slaves from the Balkans for the creation of the Janissaries (physically strong boys), Bureaucrats (mentally strong boys), and Harem Women (girls) was Devşirme.

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Why were the janissaries important to the ottoman sultans?

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Did the janissaries fought as on horseback as cavalry warriors?

did the janissaries fought on horseback as cavalry warriors


Were janissaries castrated?

Yes


Who were the janissaries?

The term Janissaries in Turkish means new troops, which is exactly what they were. Janissaries were new form of military order created first by the Othman Sultan Murad the First, forming the first standing army. Janissaries were enslaved sons captured during wars and they were given special training and privileges to be an elite force giving their loyalty only to the sultan. Janissaries became a very powerful force within the Othman Empire; in many occasions, they deposed off sultans and installed others. The end of the janissaries came in 1826 after their revolt against Sultan Mahmud the Second who succeeded in killing most of them.---The parents of Janissaries were also given land and a higher social rank.A janissaries are slaves soldiers, converted to Islam and became fierce fighters.


In the day of the sultans the janissaries were prophets soldiers scholars or traders?

The Janissaries were an elite unit of SOLDIERS, but a number of individuals who were raised as Janissaries but seen as unfit for war were re-purposed as scholars, administrators, and diplomats. None of them were prophets or merchants.


Why were the Janissaries loyal to the Ottomans?

They were Paid slaves


Why were Janissaries tempted to overthrow Suleiman towards the end of his reign?

Maybe because the Janissaries were to turn into unruly Pratorian guards, who made and unmade sultans.


Who were the janisseries?

In fact, it' janissaries, Ottoman infantry units.


The Ottoman army's elite corps of officers known as janissaries existed from the 14th century until the 19th century. Which of the following best describes the first janissaries?

They were young, Christian boys from the Balkans.