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Child from devşirme that was sent to rural areas.
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…
Child from devşirme in the palace service.
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…
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