Janissaries

Name: Janissaries
Brand: Saqi Books
SKU: 9780863567407
Price: 2700 KES
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ISBN: 9780863567407

by Godfrey Goodwin

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Format Paperback / softback

Book Series Saqi Essentials

ISBN-10 0863567401

ISBN-13 9780863567407

Publisher Saqi Books

Imprint Saqi Books

Country of Manufacture LB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Apr 4th, 2006

Print length 288 Pages

Weight 449 grams

Dimensions 23.40 x 15.60 x 1.20 cms

Product Classification: c 1500 onwards to present day European history Asian history Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900 History European history Asian history

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From the fifteenth to the sixteenth century, the janissaries were the scourge of Europe. Their loyalty to their corps was infinite, as the Ottomans conquered the Balkans as far as the Danube, and Syria, Egypt and Iraq. Who were they? Why were they an elite? Why did they decline and what was their end? This book aims to answer these questions.

From the fifteenth to the sixteenth century, the janissaries were the scourge of Europe. With their martial music, their muskets and their drilled march, it seemed that no one could withstand them. Their loyalty to their corps was infinite, as the Ottomans conquered the Balkans as far as the Danube, and Syria, Egypt and Iraq. Their political power was such that even sultans trembled. Who were they? Why were they an elite? Why did they decline and what was their end? To answer these questions, the book begins by exploring the origins of the Janissary corps with the careful selection of youths from Christian families in the Balkans. It then introduces the pillars of the Ottoman state which these recruits were to serve, and depicts the victorious years of this elite corps.

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