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The auxiliary support system of the janissaries also set them apart from their contemporaries.
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But they liked to share the prestige of janissaries and considered themselves as a part of janissary.
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The janissary corps was significant in a number of ways.
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The janissaries wore uniforms, were paid in cash as regular soldiers, and marched to distinctive music, the mehter, similar to a modern marching band.
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The private area housed the bailo, his company, his janissary corps, and the secretarial staff.
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Begun in the 15th century as a type of slavery, the janissaries later came to enjoy privileges and might rise to high positions.
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A janissary regiment was effectively the soldier's family.
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Ottoman janissaries penetrated inside the forest and engaged the defenders in man-to-man fighting.
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Sickness and poor health became common among the janissaries, claiming many lives along the perilous journey.
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Further violence was averted when the leader of the janissary faction promised to deliver the mob's demands to the governor.
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