Janissary revolt

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The janissary revolts were a series of revolts by slave soldiers known as janissaries in the Ottoman Empire.

Revolts

Historiography

Ottoman scholars Cemal Kafadar and Baki Tezcan have argued that the janissary revolts ought to be viewed not just as military rebellions, but also as mass movements against the Ottoman aristocracy which were supported by lower socioeconomic classes.[1][2][3]

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