奥斯曼帝国早期奴隶军队刍议

奴隶军队一直以来都是奥斯曼帝国军队的重要组成。奥斯曼帝国早期,历代苏丹依据伊斯兰世界奴隶军队的传统和经验建立起自己的奴隶军队,并创立了一套独特的征兵制度,即从基督徒臣民中征召奴隶士兵。奥斯曼帝国的奴隶军队纪律严明,不仅战斗力强,同时也增强了苏丹的绝对权力。

On the Slave Army of Ottoman Empire in the Early Period

Slave army is a significant particularity of Ottoman Empire.In the early period of Ottoman Empire,the sultans,according to the convention and experience of the Islamic world’s slave army,established its own slave army,and set up a set of distinctive recruitment strategy which allows the enslavement of Christian subjects.The slave army of Ottoman Empire,which has a strict discipline,not only formed into a formidable strength,but also reinforced the absolute power of the sultans.