Sultans

Devshirme
Ottoman practice of levying a 'tax' of young Christian males from the Balkans to serve various roles in the sultan’s household.
Ottoman Empire
A vast state created by Central Asian Oghuz Turks between ca. 1300 and 1923, encompassing southeastern Europe, Anatolia, the Middle East to Iran, and North Africa.

Dictionary of Islam

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