JANISSARY

Janissary

The Janissaries were elite infantry units that formed the Ottoman Sultan's household troops and bodyguards. Sultan Murad I created the force in 1383. It was abolished by Sultan Mahmud II in 1826 in the Auspicious Incident. They were an elite corps whose internal cohesion was cemented by strict discipline and prevalent order.

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janissary

Noun

  1. An elite, highly loyal supporter.
  2. A soldier in a former elite Turkish guard.


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