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How did the janissaries help the Ottoman Empire maintain Muslim influence?

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While the Janissaries weren't really Muslims, they were devoted to the Emperor. The armed Muslim kingdom maintains political influence with the help of the Janissaries. Many Christian states and civilizations were defeated and enslaved using Janissaries as ground soldiers. Sustaining the Muslim Turkish emperor's power.

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