Answer: Elite troops of the Ottoman Empire.
Explanation: Elite Ottoman troops whose ranks were filled with Christian slaves. (PF)
It was composed of war captives and Christian youths pressed into service; all the recruits were converted to Islam and trained under the strictest discipline. It was originally organized by Sultan Murad I. The Janissaries gained great power in the Ottoman Empire and made and unmade sultans.
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