The Janissaries

Informationen zum Autor Godfrey Goodwin taught art and architectural history at the University of the Bosphorus from 1957 to 1968 and is the author of several authoritative works, including Sinan: Ottoman Architecture and its Values Today, The Janissaries and The Private World of Ottoman Women, also published by Saqi Books. Klappentext Authoritative history of the Ottoman Empire's feared warrior corps. Zusammenfassung From the fifteenth to the sixteenth century! the janissaries were the scourge of Europe. Their loyalty to their corps was infinite! as the Ottomans conquered the Balkans as far as the Danube! and Syria! Egypt and Iraq. Who were they? Why were they an elite? Why did they decline and what was their end? This book aims to answer these questions.

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Authoritative history of the Ottoman Empire's feared warrior corps.

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From the fifteenth to the sixteenth century, the janissaries were the scourge of Europe. Their loyalty to their corps was infinite, as the Ottomans conquered the Balkans as far as the Danube, and Syria, Egypt and Iraq. Who were they? Why were they an elite? Why did they decline and what was their end? This book aims to answer these questions.