devshirme system

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Sultan
gptkbp:administrativeDivision Bureaucrats
gptkbp:age 8 to 18 years
gptkbp:associated_with often resented
gptkbp:community_impact cultural integration
gptkbp:controversy controversial among historians
gptkbp:criticism viewed as a form of slavery
gptkbp:cultural_heritage influenced modern military conscription practices
gptkbp:cultural_impact spread_of_Ottoman_culture
influenced_Ottoman_art_and_architecture
gptkbp:culturalHeritage recruits_often_assimilated_into_Ottoman_culture
gptkbp:floors gptkb:Southeast_Europe
gptkbp:governance integrated into the devshirme system
gptkbp:hasAnnualEvents gptkb:Sultan_Mehmed_II
gptkbp:historical_significance varied perspectives on its morality
contributed_to_Ottoman_military_strength
gptkbp:historicalContext 14th to 17th centuries
part_of_Ottoman_expansion_policies
gptkbp:historicalRecords often romanticized in literature
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Ottoman_records
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gptkbp:involved Janissaries
gptkbp:legacy remains_a_topic_of_study_in_Ottoman_history.
gptkbp:legal_representation state-sanctioned practice
gptkbp:loyaltyProgram to the Sultan
gptkbp:militaryRank often rose to high ranks
gptkbp:nationality Balkan Christians
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Ottoman_Empire
gptkbp:purpose recruitment of soldiers and officials
gptkbp:recruitment gptkb:Christianity
every few years
abduction and selection
due to changing military needs
loyal soldiers and administrators
physical and mental aptitude
demographic_changes_in_the_Balkans
notable_Janissaries
villages_in_the_Balkans
gptkbp:reform 19th century
gptkbp:social_media opportunity for recruits
gptkbp:technique collecting_Christian_boys
gptkbp:training Enderun schools
military and administrative training
gptkbp:transferFee forced_conversion_to_Islam