Talk:Yakup Ağa
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Janissary Sipahi doesn't exist
[edit]His father cannot be a janissary sipahi because such thing doesn't exist and never existed. I have never read or heard of such a thing like a janissary sipahi. What is that supposed to be then? Everybody with some knowledge about the Ottoman military system, would know:
- That a janissary is an infantryman and a sipahi is a cavalryman. So it is impossible to be an infantry and cavalry soldier at the same time.
- A sipahi was given land by the sultan in new conquered areas. This was not given to janissaries. Yakup Aga, was given land for his military services.
- Janissaries were not allowed to marry, they lived in their barracks. So if Yakup Aga was a janissary how come he gets married?
- Janissaries and Sipahis were different types of soldiers.
- Also it is not possible to be an janissary and then turn into a sipahi and vice-versa.
THUS he was a Sipahi and NOT a Janissary Sipahi.
And I do no invent this, all other sources call his father a Sipahi. They do not mention anything about janissary.
If you want more information read the janissary and sipahi article.
I want to congratulate the person who found the source for 'janissary sipahi', because for finding such a weird source DragonTiger23 (talk) 11:26, 12 January 2011 (UTC)
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