janissaries是janissary的复数 janissary 美[ˈdʒænəˌsɛriz] 英[ˈdʒænɪˌseri:z] 网络禁卫军;苏丹亲兵;尼切亚近卫军 复数:janissaries 英英 网络释义 n. 1. amemberoftheTurkishsultan'selitepersonalguardfromthe14thcenturyuntil1826.JanissarieswererecruitedfromChristiansintheBalkansand...
They began as a corps of slaves made up of conscripted Christian boys, and became famed for the internal cohesion cemented by strict discipline and order. Unlike typical Ottoman slaves, they were paid regular salaries. Forbidden to marry or engage in trade, their complete loyalty to the sultan...
The Janissaries' first recruits were from the ranks of young Christian prisoners of war; they were converted to Islam, taught Turkish, andgiven a rigorous military training. At the end of the sixteenth century, the Janissary corps began to admit untrained, mostly Muslim-born, recruits. When di...