Re:The Ottoman Empire: Succession, Deposition and Fratricide
by gkya on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @07:23PM
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Yeah what else did Sokollu/Sokolovic did other than blowing the sultan? /s
Almost all of the brilliant men of the empire were devsirme. Janissaries were too. You might have some funny anger at dead rulers from centuries ago for whatever reason, but reducing the most powerful individuals of the eastern mediterranean during most of the past millennium to sexual slavery is a bit too much.
Almost all of the brilliant men of the empire were devsirme. Janissaries were too. You might have some funny anger at dead rulers from centuries ago for whatever reason, but reducing the most powerful individuals of the eastern mediterranean during most of the past millennium to sexual slavery is a bit too much.