Encyclopædia Britannica, First Edition/Janizaries
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Janizaries, an order of the Turkiſh infantry, reputed the grand signior’s guards, and the main ſtrength of the Ottoman army.
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Janizaries, an order of the Turkiſh infantry, reputed the grand signior’s guards, and the main ſtrength of the Ottoman army.