Western Civilization I / Unit 14 WC1 1314 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Selim, Suleiman, Mohacs, Vienna, and the Janissaries
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The idea
Selim the Grim, fifteen twelve to twenty, took Egypt and the holy cities. Suleiman, fifteen twenty to sixty-six, crushed Hungary at Mohacs in fifteen twenty-six, a witness name, failed before Vienna in fifteen twenty-nine, and took Mesopotamia.
In practice
The Janissaries: Christian boys levied by the devshirme, raised as elite slaves.
Where people slip
Palace-raised sons meant unfit heirs later, the anchor says.
Your place on the trail
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