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The children of the kapıkulu cavalry, who formed the central army of the Ottoman Empire, were referred to as veledes. The janissaries such such as were not permitted to marry or establish families, but kapıkulu cavalrymen were allowed to do so. Although these children faced criticism for not being part of the devşirme system, they constituted the natural source group of the kapıkulu cavalry. It is known that from the earliest periods, those among these children who reached a certain age received

In the Ottoman central army, kapıkulu cavalry initially resided in the capital or nearby close areas, but from the second half of the 16th century they began to spread into the provinces. This situation led to the emergence of a military class that challenged local authorities and opened the door to disorder in the provinces. Consequently, this transformation in the provinces gave military-civil relations a new dimension.To maintain discipline among the kapıkulu cavalry stationed in the province

Kitâbü’l-İzz ve’l-Menâfiʻ, also known as Kitabü'l-İzz ve'l-Menâfiʻ li'l-Mücâhidîn fî Sebili'llâh bi'l-Müdâfiʻ (The Book of Dignity and Benefits for Those Fighting in the Path of God with Weapons and Cannons), was authored by Al-Rais Ibrahim b. Ahmed Arribaş Al-Andalusi, a Muslim sailor and artillery expert from Al-Andalus. This work provides detailed information on artillery and military weapons.Ibrahim Reis was born around 1550–1560 in the village of Nigüelas in Granada. After the expulsion of

Sometimes a single object tells the story of a person or an era. The dark-colored, open-top automobile standing in the hall of the Heeresgeschichtliches Museum (Museum of Military History) in Vienna is precisely such an object. This 1910 Gräf und Stift model is more than just an ordinary car; it is the silent witness to the event that ignited one of the bloodiest wars of the twentieth century. The vehicle in which Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary and his wife Sophie rode for the last