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The Story of Turkey: From Byzantium to the Ottoman Empire to Today — Fexingo History
The Janissary Revolt of 1622: Osman II and the Kafes
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In 1622, the young Ottoman Sultan Osman II, only 17, attempted to break the power of the Janissaries by creating a new army loyal to himself. His plans sparked a revolt that led to his imprisonment and murder in Yedikule Fortress, the first regicide in...
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