Subaltern officer of the Janissary corps. Ottoman Empire.
Tag: Turkish Military Costume
Ottoman Empire. Two Janissaries in their dress of ceremony.
Each Janissary has a certain indelible symbol marked in the flesh of the arm by means of gunpowder, to shew the Odah, or regiment, to which he belongs.
Topchis soldier of the Ottoman Empire infantry.
Besides the regular and constant soldiers, comprehended under the classes of Janissaries and Spahis, there are several others.
Auguste Racinet. The Costume History by Françoise Tétart-Vittu.
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