merde alors@sh.itjust.works to Illustrations of history@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoA Turkish Janissary; seated on the ground almost in profile to right, wearing a tall conical hat, the top of which is folded over. 1479-81 Pen and black inksh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up187arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up187arrow-down1imageA Turkish Janissary; seated on the ground almost in profile to right, wearing a tall conical hat, the top of which is folded over. 1479-81 Pen and black inksh.itjust.worksmerde alors@sh.itjust.works to Illustrations of history@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square4linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarewhereisk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoWelp: “The Janissary corps was originally staffed through devşirme, a system of tribute by which Christian youths were taken from the Balkan provinces, converted to Islam, and drafted into Ottoman service.” Britannica
Welp:
“The Janissary corps was originally staffed through devşirme, a system of tribute by which Christian youths were taken from the Balkan provinces, converted to Islam, and drafted into Ottoman service.”
Britannica