janissaries

Hey guys. I am currently writing a TL where Napoleon didn't make his two big blunders (The Peninsular War and the Invasion of Russia). I found an older post concerning what would happen if the Ottoman Empire collapsed due to the Palace Coups of 1807-1808. My main question is if Mahmud II is...

This is based off an old thread I did years ago, but with a slightly modified scenario. As we know, the Janissaries of the Ottoman Empire were the Sultan's household guard, and became the elite infantry of the Ottoman Empire, helping in their conquests in Europe. However, the Janissaries...

What if Akbar adopts the professional Devşirme Janissary, Timariot sipahi systems instead of the feudal Mansabdari system and uses Ottoman Cage succession system instead of free for all of OTL? will this help Mughal Empire remain more stable and survive longer ?

The Ottoman Empire was in a very bad spot by the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th: it had suffered several devastating defeats at the hands of Russia and its growing might, banditry was rampant throughout Rumelia, the empire's heartland in Europe, and much of its territory...

From the 1430s to the early 1440s, Skanderberg was under the employ of the Ottomans and is said to have served loyally. Let's say that he remains loyal and the entire rebellion does not happen. What would be the consequences of the Ottomans gaining a competent leader like Skanderberg for...

First, a brief introduction: Osman II, whose reign lasted from 1617 to 1622, was the first Ottoman sultan to realize that the Janissaries were degenerating from what was once an elite force into a class of praetorians. He attempted to disband them, only to be murdered in a coup at the young age...

I am currently exploring the possibility of using the Ottoman palace coups in 1807-1808 as a POD for the early collapse of the empire. If Mahmud II is successfully murdered, who would become the sultan? Would Mustafa Bayraktar take the throne after he deposes Mustafa IV, or is there some distant...

Find a way to restore the Janissaries to power in the Ottoman Empire, after Mahmud II abolished them in 1826.

Rumours have it that, in his deathbed in 1640, ottoman sultan Murad IV ordered the execution of his brother Ibrahim. However, the order was not carried out, and Ibrahim succeeded his brother as sultan. His reign was notably affected by his mental instability. But what if Ibrahim had actually...

So I'm trying to get a handle on how the Ottoman Empire fared in the 17th and 18th Centuries (the period from the death of Murad III to the rise of Selim III); specifically, how they fared economically, culturally, and politically, and to a lesser extent, in terms of military effectiveness (as...