HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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Christian slaves who converted to Islam made up the Janissary army.
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Armed foot Soldiers.
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Minnesota Vikings.
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Mercenaries.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Janissaries began as elite corps made up through the devşirme system of child levy enslavement, by which Christian Albanians, Bulgarians, Croats, Greeks, Romanians and Serbs were taken, levied, subjected to forced circumcision and conversion to Islam, and incorporated into the Ottoman army .
Detailed explanation-2: -The Janissary corps was originally staffed through devşirme, a system of tribute by which Christian youths were taken from the Balkan provinces, converted to Islam, and drafted into Ottoman service.
Detailed explanation-3: -Janissaries (in Turkish “Yeni” means “new” and “Çeri” means “soldier"), standing Ottoman Turkish army, were organized either by the sultan Orhan Gazi or Murat I.
Detailed explanation-4: -Nowadays, the Janissary Corps are a well-known military institution, but they originally began as a group of former Christians, slaves to the Ottoman Sultan. From humble beginnings, Janissaries were a unique type of hero in the Ottoman Empire because of their Christian roots.