Janczarzych

Initially, the armed forces of the Ottoman State was organized in traditional, So actually a tribal, The way he relied on this, that the chief was gathering men around him creating his team, which served him faithfully. With the increase in the population, the elders from the family became the chiefs of more teams. In time, she developed with the Osman, Just like it was with Seljuk, Army organization on a feudal basis.

The leaders received land, from which they drew profits in exchange for covering the costs of maintaining soldiers, However, this did not guarantee blind obedience and the relief of the sultan growing in the victor, Therefore, he needed his adjutant guard. That is why Orhan has already decided to create a new army, or Yeeni Ceri- janchars. Because the Koran forbids the slave of a Muslim, and such an army was to be de facto enslaved, The sultan issued an order to carry out the famous Branka (Devsirme). From the areas already conquered, and often from countries just conquered, was abducted 8-, 9-Summer Christian boys, which was Islamized, The Sultan was educated and brought up in blind obedience. He took them in, he fed and ensured safety, Therefore, they should serve him faithfully until the end of their days. Institution (If you can call it that) Janczars accepted and developed without any obstacles, Branks were practiced throughout the entire period of this body, to refresh it – feed with new future warriors.

Janczar's upbringing system was not complicated until he graduated 21 years, The boy's principles of the new religion were instilled in the boy, court label as well as discipline and basics of war craft. The latter practiced several years in the barracks (from 21. years of age) And only then did he become a Janczar – He was no longer a slave, but he wasn't completely free either. For example, He couldn't marry (By the end of the 18th century) nor carry beards. He could, however, along with the successes on the battlefield (Later, Janczarzy began to participate in war campaigns, They were no longer just the adjutant guard), climb the career ladder, reaching by joining the elite Corps of Paziów (icoglan) to the highest position allowed for them – A great Vizier.

Janczarzy provided the Ottoman Empire inner peace, the mighty feudal lords did not dare to oppose the will of the sultan. They also took part in great battles, As in the one fought during the siege of Vienna (1683), where they died ok. 10 thousand. Over time, Janczarzy would like political strength so, that without their approval, no ruler could sit on the throne, in particular in the case of, when tall officials came from their ranks. At the end of the 18th century. Janczarzy became demoralized, a corrupt group of power pounding, privileges and increasingly higher salaries, standing in the way of progress, That's why Mahmud II (1808 – 39) He decided to solve them. Because it could not be done by peace, He created his own adjutant first, He equipped it with a modern weapon and released it in 1826 r. order, That the Janczars would solve themselves. Of course, they did not want to comply with it and they raised their own loss of rebellion, Quick and bloody suppressed by the new mahmud army. Was cut into a trunk over 15 thousand. Janczars and in this way the five -century story of the world -famous body Ceri ended..