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Janissaries











A scene with courtiers portrayed as 15th century Janissaries from Küllüyat-ı Katibi, TSM R.989, c.1450–60 AD
Soldiers portrayed as Janissaries in a Persian Shahnama of 1501 - Khusrau Parviz and Bahram Chubina fight a second time
'The Origin of the Janissaries' by J. A. B. Palmer, B.A. pp448-481 in the Bulletin of the John Rylands Library, Volume 35 Issue 2, 1953
Renaissance Turks: Janissaries and others by George Gush
The Corps of The Janizaries, by Arthur Leon Horniker
Illustrations from Topkapi Sarayi Museum, MS. Hazine 1597-8, Selīm-nāma by Şūkrī-i Bitlisī, c.1521-24:
. Janissaries in a battle between Bayezid II and his son Selim at Uğraşdere
. Janissaries in a battle between Selim I and his brother Ahmed
. Janissaries at The Battle of Chaldiran
. Ottoman Janissaries besieging the Mamluks in Damascus
Illustrations of Ottoman soldiers from the Süleymanname of 1558:
. Janissary Officials at Suleiman the Magnificent's Culus (Enthronement) Ceremony
. Janissaries at the Siege of Rhodes, 1522
. Janissaries during the Siege of Rhodes, 1522
. Janissaries rounding up captives at the siege of Rhodes, 1522
. Janissaries observed by Sultan Suleiman during the Battle of Mohacs, 1526
. Janissary Officials at the Execution of Prisoners, Belgrade
. Janissary Recruitment in the Balkans
. Sultan Suleiman escorted by Solak Janissaries during the Siege of Estolnibelgrad in Hungary, 1543
. Süleyman, escorted by Solak Janissaries, hunting with Selim, Aleppo, 1553
. Sultan Suleiman, escorted by Solak Janissaries, during the campaign on Nachivan in the South Caucasus, 1554
Janissaries at the Battle of Mohacs, 1526 - Turkish miniature, currently on display at the Castle of Szigetvar, Hungary.
Suleiman, escorted by Solak Janissaries, at Qasr-i Shirin in Mesopotamia.
Suleiman the Magnificent, escorted by Solak Janissaries, taken ill during the Szigetvár Campaign, 1566
Janissaries in procession at the Funeral of Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent, 1566
Illustrations of Ottoman soldiers from the Hünername ('Book of Skills') of 1588 by Lokman:
. Janissaries portrayed at the Battle of Nicopolis, 1396
. Janissaries at the Siege of Belgrade, 1456, by Sultan Mehmed
. Janissaries shooting as Suleiman the Magnificent hunts with Foreign Envoys
. Janissaries at the Siege of Belgrade, 1521
. Janissaries of Suleyman Besieging a Christian Fortress, 1524
. Janissaries & Suleiman the Magnificent at the Battle of Mohacs, 1526
. Janissaries at the Siege of Vienna by Suleyman I the Magnificent, 1529
. Janissaries on the Moldavian Campaign, 1538
. Janissaries at the Siege of Szigetvár, 1566
Janissaries in Sehname-i Selim Han, by Seyyid Lokman, 1581
Illustrations of Ottoman soldiers from the Nusretname:
. Departure from the palace of the Janissaries for the war, 1578
. The Janissaries at Tiflis, 1578
. Banquet given by Lala Mustafa Pasha to the Janissaries in Izmit
Illustrations of Ottoman soldiers from the Shahin-Shah-nama or Sehinsehname, by Seyyid Lokman, 1595-97:
. Janissaries in Sultan Murad III's Expedition to Revan
. Janissaries at the Occupation of Erevan
. Janissaries in parade as Sultan Murad III anticipates the arrival of the Safavids
. Osman Pasa and Ja'far Pasa, Ottoman governor of Shirvan, with Janissaries in battle against the Cossacks
Mehmed III's Campaign in Hungary 1596:
. Janissaries at the Battle of Hacova (Keresztes) in Hungary in 1596, when the Ottomans Vanquished the Hapsburg Forces
. Mehmed III Arrives at the Head of the Victorious Army including Janissaries at Davudpasha
Eğri Fetihnâmesi by Nakkaš Hasan showing Janissaries at the Battle of Keresztes (Hacova), c.1600
Battle of Kereztes (Hacova) from the Dīvān of Nadiri, c.1603-17, Topkapi Palace Museum, H. 889
The Janissaries Use Of Volley Fire During The Long Ottoman-Habsburg War Of 1593-1606 And The Problem Of Origins by Günhan Börekçi
Shah Esmāʿīl’s triumph over the Janissary aga at the battle of Čālderān, Chehel Sotoun fresco in Isfahan, 18th century
Jannissaries in a parade in Surname-i Vehbi, 1720
Janissaries around the Sultan in a battle against the Polish Army in the Hamse (quintet) of the Ottoman Turkish poet Atai, Walters MS. W666, 1721AD
Albums:
Janissary in an album by Szigetvári Csöbör Balázs, 1570
Janissaries in I Turchi. Codex Vindobonensis 8626, 1586-1591
Ottoman Janissaries in I Turchi. Codex Vindobonensis 8626, 1586-1591
Janissary in Peter Mundy's Album, A briefe relation of the Turckes, 1618
Janissary in Hans Sloan's Album, The Habits of the Grand Signor's Court, c.1620
Seferli Janissary in Hans Sloan's Album, The Habits of the Grand Signor's Court, c.1620
Janissary aşçi in Hans Sloan's Album, The Habits of the Grand Signor's Court, c.1620
Janissary Solaks in the Zamoyski Album, 1640-1648
Janissaries in the Ralamb Costume Book, 1657
Kolluk Neferi, Yeniçeri, who guards the Grand Vizier in the encampment. From the Diez Album Costumes Turcs, c.1790
Çorbaçı, colonel of the Janissaries, in ceremonial costume. From the Diez Album Costumes Turcs, c.1790
Tulumbacı, a member of the Janissary fire brigade. From the Diez Album Costumes Turcs, c.1790
Janissaries with soup kettles and the regimental spoon. From Stratford Canning's Pictures of Turkey, c.1809
Illustrations made by Western Europeans:
A Turkish Janissary, c. 1480, by Gentile Bellini
. Turkish Janissary in Armies of the Middle Ages, Volume 2 by Ian Heath, based on Gentile Bellini's picture of an Ottoman Janissary, c. 1480
Janissaries in 'The Naval Battle of Zonchio' (Navarino), 1499
Janissary cavalry in 'Ottoman cruelty to Austrian captives', 1529, by Hans Mundt Guldenmundt
Janissaries in 'Siege of Constantinople' an exterior wall painting on the monastery at Moldovita, Bucovina, Romania.
Ottoman Janissaries on camels, p588 Chronicle of the World
Ottomans Janissaries approach Fort St Elmo during the siege of Malta, 1565
Janissary by Nicolas de Nicolay, 1576
Janissary Guard by Nicolas de Nicolay, 1576
Coloured image of a Janissary by Nicolas de Nicolay, 1577
Solak Janissary by Hans Weigel, 1577
Janissary by Hans Weigel, 1577
Imperial guard Janissary by Hans Weigel, 1577
Janissary with musket by Melchior Lorck, 1575
Janissary Spahi by Melchior Lorck, 1576
Solak Janissary by Melchior Lorck, 1576
A Janissary (Yeniceri) with lance by Melchior Lorck, 1581
Janissary with lance by Melchior Lorck, 1582
Janissary Officer on horseback by Melchior Lorck, 1582
Solak Archer and Janissary, by Lucas d'Heere, about 1575
Ottoman Janissaries by Jacquemin
Ottoman Guard Janissary by Jacquemin
Ottoman Solak & Janissary by Albert Kretschmer
Janissary cavalryman (Reguläre Reiterei) by Knötel
Solaks (Bogenschützen-Leibgarde des Sultans) by Knötel
Janitscharen (Janissaries) by Knötel
Janissary in Kostüme und Sittenbilder des 16. Jahrhunderts aus West- und Osteuropa, Orient, der Neuen Welt und Afrika c.1580
Janissaries in De gli habiti antichi, e moderni di diverse parti del mondo libri due by Cesare Vecellio, 1590
A Janizary from The present state of the Ottoman Empire by Sir Paul Rycaut, 1667
Janizar Agasi or Generall of the Janizaries from The present state of the Ottoman Empire by Sir Paul Rycaut, 1667
Janissary in Campaign Dress, after Caspar Luyken, 1703
A Janissary in Full Dress, after Caspar Luyken, 1703
The Yeniçeri Agasi, or commander of Janissaries by Jean-Baptiste Vanmour (Van Mour)
Janissary in ceremonial dress by Jean-Baptiste Vanmour (Van Mour)
Solak Başı, or Captain of the Guards of the Great Lord, after Jean-Baptiste Vanmour (Van Mour), 1707
Solak, Guard of the Great Lord, after Jean-Baptiste Vanmour (Van Mour), 1707
The Yeniçeri Ağası, or commander of Janissaries, after Jean-Baptiste Vanmour (Van Mour), 1707
Çorbaçı, colonel of the Janissaries, after Jean-Baptiste Vanmour (Van Mour), 1707
Ast-chi-Bashi, Cook and Officer of the Janissaries, after Jean-Baptiste Vanmour (Van Mour), 1707
Janissary in ceremonial dress, after Jean-Baptiste Vanmour (Van Mour), 1707
Jannissary in ordinary turban, after Jean-Baptiste Vanmour (Van Mour), 1707
Janissary Atshi Bashi in Galanterieen der Türken (Gallantries of the Turks) by Christian Wilhelm Kindleben, 1783
Janissary in ceremonial costume in Galanterieen der Türken by Christian Wilhelm Kindleben, 1783
Janissary in ordinary costume in Galanterieen der Türken by Christian Wilhelm Kindleben, 1783
Janissary Colonel in ceremonial costume in Galanterieen der Türken by Christian Wilhelm Kindleben, 1783
Janissary on campaign in Galanterieen der Türken by Christian Wilhelm Kindleben, 1783
Janissary Fourier in Galanterieen der Türken by Christian Wilhelm Kindleben, 1783
Colonel of the Janissaries in Galanterieen der Türken by Christian Wilhelm Kindleben, 1783
Janissary Matartschi in Galanterieen der Türken by Christian Wilhelm Kindleben, 1783
Officers of the Grand Signior, after Octavien d'Alvimart, in Miller's Costume of Turkey, 1802
Ladle-bearer to the Janissaries, after Octavien d'Alvimart, in Miller's Costume of Turkey, 1802
Janissary Subaltern officer, after Octavien d'Alvimart, in Miller's Costume of Turkey, 1802
An Officer of the Janissaries, after Octavien d'Alvimart, in Miller's Costume of Turkey, 1802
Two Janissaries, after Octavien d'Alvimart, in Miller's Costume of Turkey, 1802
Inferior Janissary Officer, after Octavien d'Alvimart, in Miller's Costume of Turkey, 1802
Janissaries in a Vinkhuijzen Album Vorstellung der vorzuglichsten Gattungen des Türckischen Militairs und ihrer Officiere, 1805
Officers & Janizaries in Charakteristische Darstellung der vorzüglichsten europäischen Militairs or Augsburger Bilder 1802-1810
Janizary of Arabia Felix in Charakteristische Darstellung der vorzüglichsten europäischen Militairs or Augsburger Bilder 1802-1810
Janizary after Octavien d'Alvimart, engraved F.H. Clark, in McLean's 'The Military Costume of Turkey'
Janizary after Octavien d'Alvimart, engraved F.H. Clark, in McLean's 'The Military Costume of Turkey'
Janizary of Arabia Felix after Octavien d'Alvimart, engraved F.H. Clark, in McLean's 'The Military Costume of Turkey'
Janissary Ladle Bearer after Octavien d'Alvimart, engraved F.H. Clark, in McLean's 'The Military Costume of Turkey'
Colonel of Janizaries after Octavien d'Alvimart, engraved F.H. Clark, in McLean's 'The Military Costume of Turkey'
Officer of Janizaries after Octavien d'Alvimart, engraved F.H. Clark, in McLean's 'The Military Costume of Turkey'
Janissary and Bostanji, by Louis Dupré, 1825
Janissary at the English Palace, Constantinople, by William Page, 1816-24
Janissary Aga by Jean Brindesi, 1855
Janissary Ladle & Cauldron Bearers by Jean Brindesi, 1855
Janissary Junior Officers by Jean Brindesi, 1855
Janissary Lieutenant General & Fourrier by Jean Brindesi, 1855
Janissary Officer & men of the 33rd Orta by Jean Brindesi, 1855
Janissary Sali-Ousta by Jean Brindesi, 1855
Janissary Solak by Jean Brindesi, 1855



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