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The janissaries are the Ottoman Empire's soldiers, they are very disciplined! Making the Ottoman army very powerful, they are trained specifically for battles! /tcc/ Jannisary Ottoman Empire, Empire Logo, Ottoman Turks, Empire Ottoman, Age Of Empires, Medieval Armor, Ottoman Empire, Medieval Fantasy, Islamic Art

The Janissaries, also known as the Yeniçeri, were specially trained elite soldiers of the Ottoman Empire. Many of them were Christian children converted to Islam by Turks. Janissaries, created by Sultan Murad I, were young Christian boys from conquered countries (commonly Greek), who were converted to Islam and levied into the Devshirme system (or the "Collection of Children"). They were also nicknamed "slave soldiers", because of their method of capture. The strongest of the children were…

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