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... formed themselves into those great and powerful nations which constitute modern Europe . The last great event in this process of transformation was the capture of Constantinople by the Turks in 1453 , by which the small remains of the ...
... formed themselves into those great and powerful nations which constitute modern Europe . The last great event in this process of transformation was the capture of Constantinople by the Turks in 1453 , by which the small remains of the ...
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... formed the most valuable portion of the Turkish cavalry . The Muteferrika was a small corps which formed the more immediate body - guard of the Sultan , and never quitted his person . It was composed entirely of the sons of ...
... formed the most valuable portion of the Turkish cavalry . The Muteferrika was a small corps which formed the more immediate body - guard of the Sultan , and never quitted his person . It was composed entirely of the sons of ...
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... formed with their bodies a bridge for the Janissaries . It was these last that were the pith of the Turkish armies , and long the most formidable troops in Europe . They at first consisted of 1,000 Christian children , who were torn ...
... formed with their bodies a bridge for the Janissaries . It was these last that were the pith of the Turkish armies , and long the most formidable troops in Europe . They at first consisted of 1,000 Christian children , who were torn ...
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... formed one vast camp , liable to be called into immediate service without the tedious preliminary of raising money for their maintenance ; while the Janissaries and the Spahis of the Porte constituted a standing army of the best ...
... formed one vast camp , liable to be called into immediate service without the tedious preliminary of raising money for their maintenance ; while the Janissaries and the Spahis of the Porte constituted a standing army of the best ...
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... formed an ejalet , or government under a Beylerbey ( lord of lords ) , who according to the extent of his province had a standard of two or three horse - tails . The highest of these Beylerbeys were the Governors - general of Roumelia ...
... formed an ejalet , or government under a Beylerbey ( lord of lords ) , who according to the extent of his province had a standard of two or three horse - tails . The highest of these Beylerbeys were the Governors - general of Roumelia ...
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