The great majority of grand viziers, viziers and pashas emerged from this system, while ethnic Turks remained a minority in the higher bureaucracy. A distinctive system of power recalled with criticism and admiration alike.
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Frequently asked questions
- What was The Maturation of the Devşirme System: The Ottoman "Meritocracy" Model?
- The devşirme (child levy) system reached full maturity in the sixteenth century: Christian boys taken from the Balkans and Anatolia were given an education in Islam and in Turkish and became both Janissary officers and palace bureaucrats.
- When did The Maturation of the Devşirme System: The Ottoman "Meritocracy" Model happen?
- 1500 CE
- Where did The Maturation of the Devşirme System: The Ottoman "Meritocracy" Model take place?
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