janissary
The Janissaries (Turkish: Yeniçeri) were the elite infantry units/personal guard of the sultan in the Ottoman Empire from 1363 to 1826, when they were forcibly disbanded in favor of a modern standing army.
The Janissaries (Turkish: Yeniçeri) were the elite infantry units/personal guard of the sultan in the Ottoman Empire from 1363 to 1826, when they were forcibly disbanded in favor of a modern standing army.
