Le janissariat ou Au nom de l’Empire, au nom de la Nation, au nom du Parti, au nom de la Race !
From the Roman Praetorians to the Ottoman janizaries, through the mamelukes of Egypt, one single idea animated the empires: to constitute a corps of military groups specially selected and formed which could become the emperors guard and, more widely, participate in safeguarding the Empire. In Balka...
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Language: | English |
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Centre d'Études Balkaniques
2008-12-01
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Series: | Cahiers Balkaniques |
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Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/ceb/1499 |