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The Janissaries keep appearing
in every greater numbers and importance during the reign of Sultan Mehmed II. In researching the show's Patreon special, about the Janissaries, I find myself returning to Dr. Caroline Finkel's wonderful work "Osman's Dream." once more into the fray!
"From the time of Sultan Mehmed II the janissaries and other units of the standing army became the main tool for protecting and expanding the Ottoman domains. At their head was the Sultan, although his active role as foremost of the 'warriors for the faith' was increasingly tempered by his desire to establish a centralized bureaucratic state. Inspriated by Candarli Halil Pasha's manipulation of the janissaries in Edirne when his father Murad II was still alive, Mehmed strove to exert his authority over them, but was never able to bend them completely to his Will. "
If you recall in this episode "The Forgotten Years" I talked about how one of Mehmed's primary concerns were the Janissaries. Their insular life, and strange religious practices isolated them from the upper echelons of society, yet bound them to the lower ranks. This meant the Janissaries could most of the time call on popular support outside their Regiments.
"On his accession in 1451 he found it necessary to give into to their demands for a bonus to mark the event, a practice apparently begun by Bayezid I but from now on expected. Problems arose again when the janissaries mutinied in 1455 during the winter campaign to take the port of Enez, at the mouth of the Maritsa, from the Genoese, and again a the time of the unsuccessful siege of Belgrade in the following year. Mehmed's successors were no more fortunate and the dire consequences of failing to keep the janissaries in check were apparent on many occasions in the course of the Ottoman centuries."
Yup. That's if anything an understatement of what's coming for the Ottoman State when the Janissaries fall out of line!
All quotes taken from "Osman's Dream: The History of the Ottoman Empire" by Dr. Caroline Finkel.
-Frank
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