This image, dating to 1910, shows the clothing attire worn by Janissaries. The caption for this 1910 image reads: “Janissaries." Janissary, also spelled Janizary, Turkish Yeniçeri (“New Soldier” or “New Troop”), was a member of an elite corps in the standing army of the Ottoman Empire from the late 14th century to 1826. Highly respected for their military prowess in the 15th and 16th centuries, the Janissaries became a powerful political force within the Ottoman state. During peacetime they were used to garrison frontier towns and police the capital, Istanbul. They constituted the first modern
This image, dating to 1910, shows the clothing attire worn by Janissaries. The caption for this 1910 image reads: “Janissaries." Janissary, also spelled Janizary, Turkish Yeniçeri (“New Soldier” or “New Troop”), was a member of an elite corps in the standing army of the Ottoman Empire from the late 14th century to 1826. Highly respected for their military prowess in the 15th and 16th centuries, the Janissaries became a powerful political force within the Ottoman state. During peacetime they were used to garrison frontier towns and police the capital, Istanbul. They constituted the first modern standing army in Europe.
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