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... troops were the " Spahis of the Porte , " who came next in rank to the Timarli . They were distinguished by the splendour of their accoutrements and the excellence of their horses . Down to the end of the sixteenth century the bow was ...
... troops were the " Spahis of the Porte , " who came next in rank to the Timarli . They were distinguished by the splendour of their accoutrements and the excellence of their horses . Down to the end of the sixteenth century the bow was ...
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... troops , " from jeni , new , and tsheri , a troop : a name given to them by the holy dervish Hadji Beytash , founder of the order of the Beytashis , still dispersed over and venerated in the Ottoman Empire . Hadji Beytash consecrated ...
... troops , " from jeni , new , and tsheri , a troop : a name given to them by the holy dervish Hadji Beytash , founder of the order of the Beytashis , still dispersed over and venerated in the Ottoman Empire . Hadji Beytash consecrated ...
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... troops , and made other alterations among the officers in the chief command . The Seybanbashi , or commander , had previously risen by seniority from the lowest rank of officers . The Aga of the Janissaries had the power of life and ...
... troops , and made other alterations among the officers in the chief command . The Seybanbashi , or commander , had previously risen by seniority from the lowest rank of officers . The Aga of the Janissaries had the power of life and ...
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... troops made to them by foreign Princes ; just as , in other countries , might be debated the propriety of exporting corn , wine , or any other product . But these mercenary bands often proved fatal to their employers . If the price for ...
... troops made to them by foreign Princes ; just as , in other countries , might be debated the propriety of exporting corn , wine , or any other product . But these mercenary bands often proved fatal to their employers . If the price for ...
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... troops - could no longer resist the enemy ; the consequence of which was that a sufficient body of troops could never be assembled in time to be of any service . - On the death of Albert , Wladislaus VI . , King of Poland , was , as ...
... troops - could no longer resist the enemy ; the consequence of which was that a sufficient body of troops could never be assembled in time to be of any service . - On the death of Albert , Wladislaus VI . , King of Poland , was , as ...
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