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Devshirme

Devshirme (Ottoman Turkish: دوشیرمه, romanized: devşirme, lit. 'collecting', usually translated as "child levy" or "blood tax") was the Ottoman practice of forcibly recruiting soldiers and bureaucrats from among the children of their Balkan Christian subjects and raising them in the religion of Islam. Those coming from the Balkans came primarily from…

History, The life of the devshirme & Devshirme in the Ottoman Palace School

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History

The life of the devshirme

Status under Islamic law

Ethnicity of the devshirme and exemptions

Devshirme in the Ottoman Palace School

Eunuchs

Decline

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Devshirme

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Edges133
Triples175
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.014925
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related to history · 40
Devshirme → At, Balkans, Christian, Enderûn Mektebi, From, Grand Vizier, Halil Pasha, However, In, Janissary, Kapikulu Sipahi, Kapıkulu Ocağı, Mehmed II, Murad, Muslim, Muslims, New Corps, Ottoman Empire, Ottoman Sultan, Porte
related to Ethnicity of the devshirme and exemptions · 27
Devshirme → According, Albania, Albanian, Anatolia, Balkans, Bernard Lewis, Bosnia, Bosnians, Bulgaria, Christian, Christians, Eastern Europe, Encyclopaedia, Encyclopædia Britannica, Greece, However, Islam, Istanbul, Later, Muslim
related to Status under Islamic law · 27
Devshirme → According, Balkan Christians, Balkans, Book, Christianity, Christians, David Nicolle, During, Gelvin, Greeks, Halil, Hanafi, Islam, Islamic, James, Ottoman, Ottoman Empire, Ottomans, People, Qanun
related to Devshirme in the Ottoman Palace School · 23
Devshirme → Abbasids, Although, Balkans, Christian, Devlet, Empire, Enderûn, European, In, Islam, Jews, Mehmed Refik Beg, Muslims, Palace School, Roma, Scouts, Seljuks, The, The Enderûn, They
related to Eunuchs · 16
Devshirme → Balkans, Bosnia, Buda, Hadim Mesih Pasha, Hadım, Hadım Ali Pasha, Hadım Hasan Pasha, Hadım Mehmed Pasha, Hadım Suleiman Pasha, Hadım Yakup Pasha, Others, Sinan Borovinić, Sofu Hadım Ali Pasha, The, Unlike, White
related to The life of the devshirme · 16
Devshirme → According, Bosnia, Christian, Conversion, Epirus, Herzegovina, In Albania, In Naousa, Islam, Many, One, Ottoman, Paolo Giovio, The Balkan, Those, William Gervase Clarence-Smith
related to Decline · 13
Devshirme → According, Ahmet III's, As, Balkans, Cemal Kafadar, European, In, Indeed, Murad IV, Muslims, On, Suleiman II, The
related to Unifying factor · 11
Devshirme → Albanian, Albanians, Armenians, Bulgarian, Greek, Greeks, Ottoman Empire, Sultan, The, They, Turkish

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ottoman children sultan janissaries turkish system empire christian islam military many boys palace families also would according positions balkans janissary

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
the introduction of firearmsinstance ofwhich itself was a result of changes in early modern warfare0.80text
increased importance of infantryinstance ofwhich itself was a result of changes in early modern warfare0.80text
Devshirmerelated to DeclineAccording0.60section
Devshirmerelated to DeclineCemal Kafadar0.60section
Devshirmerelated to DeclineIndeed0.60section
Devshirmerelated to DeclineAs0.60section
Devshirmerelated to DeclineMuslims0.60section
Devshirmerelated to DeclineIn0.60section
Devshirmerelated to DeclineMurad IV0.60section
Devshirmerelated to DeclineEuropean0.60section
Devshirmerelated to DeclineBalkans0.60section
Devshirmerelated to DeclineOn0.60section

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