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Kapıkulu (Ottoman Turkish: قپوقولی اوجاغی,
Kapıkulu Ocağı, "Slaves of the
Sublime Porte") was the
collective name for the
household division of the Ottoman...
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timarli sipahi,
which constituted most of the army, and the
salaried regular kapikulu sipahi, or
palace troops. However, the
irregular light cavalry akıncı ("raiders")...
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taxes from
Christians in the empire.
Murad used the
strength of the
kapikulus and pla**** them off
against the nobility,
forcing them to pay
taxes or...
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Divisions of
Cavalry (Turkish: Altı Bölük Halkı), also
known as the
Kapıkulu Süvarileri ("Household
Slave Cavalry"), was a
corps of
elite cavalry soldiers...
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known as the
kapıkulu;
these were
Janissaries that had been sent on
direct order from the
Ottoman Sultan. In general, the
kapıkulu were far more loyal...
- dug in
behind ditches and two palisades. The
right wing
consisted of
Kapikulus and
Sipahis from Rumelia, and the left wing was made up by Akıncıs, Sipahis...
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Janissaries in the 15th century. The
Janissaries were kapıkulları (sing.
kapıkulu), "door servants" or "slaves of the Porte",
neither freedmen nor ordinary...
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Timarli Sipahi (Total)
Timarli Sipahi &
Cebelu Janissary Kapikulu Sipahi Other Kapikulu (Total)
Kapikulu Fortress guards,
Martalos and Navy
Sekban Nizam-ı Cedid...
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developed personal troops to be
loyal to him, with a
slave army
called the
Kapıkulu. The
first units in the
Janissary Corps were
formed from
prisoners of war...
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series on the
Military of the
Ottoman Empire classical army (1451–1826)
Kapıkulu Janissaries Six
Divisions of
Cavalry Sipahi Voynuks Yamaks Dervendjis Sekban...
