Янычары: Как элита Османской армии стала главной проблемой империи @chtivomag

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The Ottoman Janissaries earned a reputation as brave and ruthless soldiers – unstoppable in battle and merciless to prisoners. But they were more than just an army; they were an entire social class, exotic both by our standards and by those of the Ottoman Empire they served. Recruited from Slavs, considered the sultan’s slaves, rumored to have indu... Read More