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A Janissary officer registering Christian boys for the devshirme for Sultan Suleyman I (1495-1566), 1558...

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A Janissary officer registering Christian boys for the devshirme for Sultan Suleyman I (1495-1566), 1558 (ink & gold leaf on vellum)
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Artist
Ali Amir Beg (fl. 1558) / Turkish
Location
Topkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Medium
ink and gold leaf on vellum
Date
1558 AD (C16th AD)
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From the 'Süleymannâme' an illustration of Suleiman the Magnificent's life and achievements. Devshirme translated as "child levy" or "blood tax" was the Ottoman practice of forcibly recruiting soldiers and bureaucrats from among the children of their Balkan Christian subjects.

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Photo © Tom Graves Archive / Bridgeman Images
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16th century / administration / Balkans / a lot of people / Christianity / religion / writing / ottoman empire / enslaved person / slavery / boy / child / Islam / manuscript / muslim / Turkey (country) / Europe / Middle East / recruitment / military officer / slave / servitude / slavery / administration / gathering / turkish / miniature painting / lettering / official / manuscript / illuminating / ottoman empire / payment / choosing / arabic script / islamic / writing / administrator / muslim / devshirme / suleiman / devchirme / janissary

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