For this to happen the Ottoman dynasty need to go extinct, I think. The Janissaries could then assume power. It could perhaps be a little like the Mamluks in Egypt. I wonder if it would be strictly dynastic like the Bahri dynasty, or well the Burji dynasty is suspected to have had a few adoptions (sultans adopting a Mamluk as his heir if he lack one) at least in the beginning before the Mamluks simply became an upper class.So how plausible is it for the Janissary to establish an independent sultanate opposed to the ottomans? Could it be in the Balkans, and would it survive to the present? Comments and corrections much appreciated![]()
Actually, after the late 16th century, they were. One of many reasons for their decline.