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A Turkish Janissary; seated on the ground almost in profile to right, wearing a tall conical hat, the top of which is folded over. 1479-81 Pen and black ink (sh.itjust.works)
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[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

These guys fucked me up on Assassin's Creed Revelations

[–] whereisk@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Welp:

“The Janissary corps was originally staffed through devşirme, a system of tribute by which Christian youths were taken from the Balkan provinces, converted to Islam, and drafted into Ottoman service.”

Britannica

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Obligatory music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXZMIC-Z-XA