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.
Observed surface forms (5)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ottoman janissaries | 2 |
| Janissary corps | 1 |
| Ottoman Janissaries | 1 |
| Ottoman infantry | 1 |
| Ottoman land forces | 1 |
Statements (50)
| 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 language
ⓘ
surface form:
Turkish: Yeniçeri
|
| 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 1453 AD ⓘ
surface form:
Fall of Constantinople
Siege of Vienna (1529) ⓘ |
| notableCommander | Aga of the Janissaries ⓘ |
| organizationalStructure | divided into ortas (companies) ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ottoman Army
ⓘ
surface form:
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
this entity surface form:
Janissary corps
this entity surface form:
Ottoman land forces
this entity surface form:
Ottoman Janissaries
this entity surface form:
Ottoman janissaries
this entity surface form:
Ottoman janissaries
this entity surface form:
Ottoman infantry