The Ottoman Empire

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  1. General Mosh Citystates Founder!

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    Janissary troops were awesome!!!
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    General Mosh, Oct 30, 2011
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  2. battleearl Well-Known Member

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    They surely were! It's a shame that sultan Mahmud II disbanded them in 19th century!
    battleearl, Oct 30, 2011
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    FUCK YEA!
    btw how many janissary troops did the ottomans have normally?
    thelistener, Oct 30, 2011
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    50,000 or so.
    Toast, Oct 30, 2011
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  5. General Mosh Citystates Founder!

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    I enjoy using them as the Turks in M2TW, because there uniforms are so awesome!
    General Mosh, Oct 30, 2011
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  6. yuri2045 A Marines Biologist

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    Fun fact: Janissaries were actually Christians that converted to Islam.
    yuri2045, Oct 30, 2011
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  7. battleearl Well-Known Member

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    Christian boys mainly from the Balkans who were kidnapped by Ottoman troops and raised in the Islamic faith, right?
    battleearl, Oct 30, 2011
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  8. yuri2045 A Marines Biologist

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    Yep, I just made it easier to read. :lol:
    yuri2045, Oct 30, 2011
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  9. General Mosh Citystates Founder!

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    Janissaries were also sometimes made up of war captives.
    General Mosh, Oct 30, 2011
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  10. General Mosh Citystates Founder!

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    I'm pretty sure they would be executed if they didn't fight well...
    General Mosh, Oct 30, 2011
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  11. battleearl Well-Known Member

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    Weren't they some kinda praetorian guard? And didn't they murder sultans who pissed them off?
    battleearl, Oct 30, 2011
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  12. General Mosh Citystates Founder!

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    Yeah they were. I don't know about the Sultan Murder...
    General Mosh, Oct 30, 2011
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  13. Byzantium's Revenge Well-Known Member

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    The Janissaries were treated very well, and since they were recruited at such a young age, they were more easily influenced. Non-Turkish Christians were recruited as they had no political allegiance that might pose a threat to the ruling Osmanli dynasty.

    At least, that was the idea...
    Byzantium's Revenge, Oct 30, 2011
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  14. General Mosh Citystates Founder!

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    It didn't work out so well, did it?
    General Mosh, Oct 30, 2011
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    It didn't work out so well, did it?[/quote:1eurhgu7]

    They staged a series of revolts, and I'm pretty sure at least one sultan was overthrown as a result. They were disbanded as a consequence.
    Byzantium's Revenge, Oct 30, 2011
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  16. General Mosh Citystates Founder!

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    Were the Ottomans ever called the Osman Empire?
    Cause I saw this in a game (can't remember which) and was wondering if it was true or just a glitch.
    General Mosh, Oct 30, 2011
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    They were called the Ottomans because they were ruled by the Osman dynasty. Osmanli is the Turkish word for Ottoman.
    Byzantium's Revenge, Oct 30, 2011
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  18. General Mosh Citystates Founder!

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    They were called the Ottomans because they were ruled by the Osman dynasty. Osmanli is the Turkish word for Ottoman.[/quote:3grjocvj]
    So it may have just been some kind of translation confusion?
    General Mosh, Oct 30, 2011
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  19. yuri2045 A Marines Biologist

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    They were called the Ottomans because they were ruled by the Osman dynasty. Osmanli is the Turkish word for Ottoman.[/quote:qlt3titp]
    So it may have just been some kind of translation confusion?[/quote:qlt3titp]

    No, it's right there, however it's more of a typo, instead of Osman's Empire, they put Osman Empire.
    yuri2045, Oct 30, 2011
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  20. The Shaw Rawnald Gregory Erickson the Second

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    The Osmanian Empire is what the English called it.
    The Shaw, Oct 30, 2011
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