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The Janissaries

Author : David Nicolle

Publisher : Osprey Publishing

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 23,67 MB

Release : 1995-05-15

Category : History

ISBN : 9781855324138

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The Janissaries comprised an élite corps in the service of the Ottoman Empire. It was composed of war captives and Christian youths pressed into service; all of whom were converted to Islam and trained under the strictest discipline. In many ways, Jannisaries reflected Ottoman society, which was itself dominated by a military elite and where there was much greater social mobility than in Europe. On top of this, the Turks looked upon Europe much as the early Americans viewed the Western Frontier – as a land of adventure, mission and opportunity. David Nicolle examines the history, organisation, weapons and uniforms of these élite Turkish troops.



The Janissary Tree

Author : Jason Goodwin

Publisher : Faber & Faber

Page : 354 pages

File Size : 41,36 MB

Release : 2010-12-09

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0571267491

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Yashim is no ordinary detective. It's not that he's particularly brave. Or that he cooks so well, or reads French novels. Not even that his best friend is the Ambassador from Poland, whose country has vanished from the map. Yashim is a eunuch. As the Sultan plans a series of radical reforms to his empire, a concubine is strangled in the palace harem. And a young cadet is found butchered in the streets of Istanbul. Delving deep into the city's crooked alleyways, and deeper still into its tumultuous past, Yashim discovers that some people will go to any lengths to preserve the traditions of the Ottoman Empire. Brilliantly evoking Istanbul in the 1830s, The Ottoman Detective is a fast-paced literary thriller with a spectacular cast, from mystic orders and lissom archivists to soup-makers and a seductive ambassador's wife. Darker than any of these is the mysterious figure who controls the Sultan's harem.



The Janissaries

Author : Godfrey Goodwin

Publisher : Saqi

Page : 275 pages

File Size : 48,78 MB

Release : 2013-01-02

Category : History

ISBN : 0863567819

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From the fifteenth to the sixteenth century, the janissaries were the scourge of Europe. With their martial music, their muskets and their drilled march, it seemed that no one could withstand them. Their loyalty to their corps was infinite as the Ottomans conquered the Balkans as far as the Danube, and Syria, Egypt and Iraq. They set up semi-independent states along the North African coast and even fought at sea. Their political power was such that even sultans trembled. Who were they? Why were they an elite? Why did they decline and what was their end? These are some of the questions which this book attempts to answer. It is the story of extraordinary personalities in both victory and defeat. 'An incredible book ... a tour de force' Middle East International 'Well written and lucid.' Muslim World Books Review 'Goodwin has done so much in his scholarly career to introduce a wide audience to Ottoman culture.' Financial Times



Memoirs of a Janissary

Author : Konstanty Michałowicz

Publisher :

Page : 157 pages

File Size : 47,40 MB

Release : 2011

Category : Serbia

ISBN : 9781558765306

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English translation reprinted from bilingual ed., originally published by: Ann Arbor: Dept. of Slavic Languages and Literatures, University of Michigan, 1975.



The Janissary

Author : Firsid Barsa

Publisher : AuthorHouse

Page : 666 pages

File Size : 26,69 MB

Release : 2004-04-16

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1414039417

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The King shall lose both head and crown… Doomed by ancient prophecy, the ineffectual ruler of the Remish Empire faces countless enemies: rebellious nobles, an insurgent middle class, nationalistic rebels from breakaway provinces, a restive serf population. The King summons the one man in all his empire who can save his dynasty: the janissary General, Dmitry Konchak. But can the King truly trust this strange man a military genius who is squeamish and faints at the sight of blood, a religious mystic, an effeminate drunkard? The King orders the janissary to arrest the conspirators of the White Lodge, wealthy young aristocrats seeking to overthrow the monarchy. The newest recruit to their cause is Reiss Tselatse, whose tormented past has made him a fervent idealist, renouncing everything for the sake of the Revolution. Tselatses chance encounter and bizarre friendship with the janissary will have far-reaching implications for the fate of the empire. A letter of type missing from a printing press…. Mystical visions born from the bite of an insect…. The fateful consequences of a young widows ordeal…. Threads which weave throughout this epic story of revolution, war, friendship, love, and betrayal.



Fighting for a living

Author : Erik-Jan Zürcher

Publisher : Amsterdam University Press

Page : 690 pages

File Size : 31,13 MB

Release : 2015-12-15

Category : History

ISBN : 9048517257

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The military, in one form or another, are always part of the picture. This unique and compelling study investigates the circumstances that have produced starkly different systems of recruiting and employing soldiers in different parts of the globe over the last 500 years, on the basis of case studies from Europe, Africa, America, the Middle East and Asia. The authors, including Robert Johnson, Frank Tallett and Gilles Weinstein, conduct an international comparison of military service and warfare as forms of labour, and the soldiers as workers. This is the first study to undertake a systematic comparative analysis of military labour, addressing two distinct, and normally quite separate, communities: labour historians and military historians.



The Janissary Tree

Author : Jason Goodwin

Publisher : Sarah Crichton Books

Page : 314 pages

File Size : 39,19 MB

Release : 2010-04-01

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1429934379

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WINNER OF THE EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL This first book in the Investigator Yashim series is a richly entertaining tale, full of exotic history and intrigue, introduces Investigator Yashim: In 1830s Istanbul, an extra-ordinary hero tackles an extraordinary plot that threatens to topple the Ottoman Empire It is 1836. Europe is modernizing, and the Ottoman Empire must follow suit. But just before the Sultan announces sweeping changes, a wave of murders threatens the fragile balance of power in his court. Who is behind them? Only one intelligence agent can be trusted to find out: Yashim Lastname, a man both brilliant and near-invisible in this world. You see, Yashim is a eunuch. He leads us into the palace's luxurious seraglios and Istanbul's teeming streets, and leans on the wisdom of a dyspeptic Polish ambassador, a transsexual dancer, and a Creole-born queen mother. And he introduces us to the Janissaries. For 400 years, they were the empire's elite soldiers, but they grew too powerful, and ten years ago, the Sultan had them crushed. Are the Janissaries staging a brutal comeback?





The Snake Stone

Author : Jason Goodwin

Publisher : Faber & Faber

Page : 318 pages

File Size : 36,51 MB

Release : 2010-12-09

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0571267505

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Lefèvre, a French archaeologist, has arrived in Istanbul determined to uncover a lost Byzantine treasure. Yashim is commissioned to find out more about him. But when Lefèvre's mutilated body is discovered outside the French embassy, it turns out that there is only one suspect: Yashim himself. Once again, Yashim finds himself in a race against time to find the startling truth behind a shadowy secret society dedicated to the revival of the Byzantine Empire, caught in a deadly game deep beneath the city streets, a place where the stakes are high - and betrayal is death.



Confessions of a Janissary

Author : Nicholas Downing

Publisher : Independently Published

Page : 248 pages

File Size : 19,66 MB

Release : 2021-09-04

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ISBN :

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It is the late 14th Century. The young Ottoman Empire is on the rise. The Sultan's secret weapons are his elite Janissary soldier-slaves: Christian boys taken from their families, forcibly converted to Islam, and conscripted into a lifetime of military service to the Empire. Confessions of a Janissary is the epic journey of a boy who will become a man, a slave who will become a legend, a sworn celibate searching for his long-lost love, and a wandering sheep in need of a worthy shepherd. Originally released on Amazon's Kindle Vella serialized fiction platform in July 2021, Confessions of a Janissary has received the following accolades: #67 Overall "Top Faved" among thousands of Kindle Vella stories "Top Faved" among Historical Fiction stories "Top Faved" among Action & Adventure stories "Confessions of a Janissary was an absolutely excellent read. Companionship, adventure, massive battles, military training, drama, medieval themes, romance, politics, suspense, faith, just to name a few--it was all there. The author is a skilled writer and the adventures of Mirko and his companions leave a constant desire to continue reading. I just kept reading the book, couldn't put it down, and was able to do some reflection. The author has an uncanny way of immersing you in the environment of the 14th Century yet simultaneously making it extremely personally relatable. This book is both an intense, fun, and reflective read. I can only hope a sequel is written." - Amazon Review