"Peasant" Janissaries?(SECTION III REGIONAL ISSUES)(Essay)

Journal of Social History | December 22, 2008| | Copyright

In the second volume of the monumental sequence "Osmanli Kanunnameleri", compiled by A. Akgunduz, there is an interesting law (Devsirme Kanunnamesi) concerning recruitment of Christians for the needs of the Janissary Corps during the reign of Sultan Bayazid II (1481-1512). Among the various provisions about the procedure for recruiting and sending young men to the Ottoman Capital, the following passage attracts attention: 

 
  Ve buyurdum ki, yeniceri oglani cem' olub yuz veyuz elliser nefere 
  yetisdukce defter ile mutemed adamma kosubve kadilar dahi bile 
  mutemed ...

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