janissary
a member of an elite Ottoman military unit (active 1363–1826)
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Summary
janissary is an elite troops[1]. janissary draws 15,547 Wikipedia views per month (elite troops category, ranking #1 of 5).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Ottoman Empire[3]
- Instance of: historical position[4]
- Headquarters location: Edirne[5]
- Military branch: infantry[6]
- Location: Edirne[7]
- Part of: military of the Ottoman Empire[8]
- Commons category: Janissaries[9]
- Inception: 1363[10]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1826[11]
- Participated in conflict: Battle of Kosovo[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Janissaries[13]
- Allegiance: Ottoman dynasty[14]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[15], Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[17], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20], New International Encyclopedia[21], The New Student's Reference Work[22], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[23], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3[24], Small Soviet Encyclopedia[25]
- Native label: yeniçeri[26]
- Different from: Jingle bell[27]
Why It Matters
janissary has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] janissary is known by 92 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]