janissaryship

Definitions

The position of a janissary.

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Examples

“What led to Dziuba's "janissaryship"?”

“[...] but as "he loses status who stays in one place⟳", he would have⟳ to sell⟳ two of his three offices (the scriptorship and the janissaryship totalling 1,400 ducats) in order⟳ to acquire⟳ his father's abbreviatorship.”

“Thus, Muṣṭafā b. Ḥasan, one such janissary, asked for a kadi warrant to verify his reʿāyā status on the following grounds: "I had served the sultan for a couple of years claiming janissary-ship. [...]"”

“Nevertheless, Janissaryship was expressed in a set⟳ of physical features [...]”

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