#janissary

Janissary

Elite infantry units and standing army of the Ottoman Empire (active 1363–1826)

A janissary was a member of the elite infantry units that formed the Ottoman sultan's household troops. They were the first modern standing army, and perhaps the first infantry force in the world to be equipped with firearms; adopted during the reign of Murad II. The corps was established under either Sultans Orhan or Murad I, and dismantled by Mahmud II in 1826.

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