Child from devşirme that was sent to rural areas.
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Creator
NICOLAY, Nicolas de
Title
Child from devşirme that was sent to rural areas.
Alternative Title
Azamoglan Rustico
Date
1580
Bibliographic Citation
NICOLAY, Nicolas de. Le Navigationi et viaggi, fatti nella Turchia … Novamente tradotto di Francese in Italiano da Francesco Flori da Lilla, Aritmetico. Con sessantasette figure naturali, si d’ huomini come di donne, secondo la varietà delle nationi…, Venice, Francesco Ziletti, 1580.Description
Devşirme (gr. paidomazoma) was the practice by which the Ottomam empire took slave boys from Christian families. Those children were subsequently converted into Islam, and the primary objective was selecting and training the ablest children for the military or civil service of the Empire.
Identifier
Nicolai_14
Table Of Contents
76
Spatial Coverage
Turkey
Subject
Human types
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NICOLAY, Nicolas de, “Child from devşirme that was sent to rural areas.,” travelogues, accessed December 22, 2024, http://english.travelogues.gr/items/show/40373.