Definitions from Wiktionary (devshirme)
▸ noun: (historical) Systematic collection of non-Muslim boys or young men from rural Christian populations of the Balkans, practiced by Ottomans; the boys were taken to Istanbul, converted to Islam and educated for military profession or religious disciplines.
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▸ noun: (historical) Systematic collection of non-Muslim boys or young men from rural Christian populations of the Balkans, practiced by Ottomans; the boys were taken to Istanbul, converted to Islam and educated for military profession or religious disciplines.
Similar:
ichoglan,
janizar,
shaksheer,
darwesh,
jannissary,
janissary,
Ottomanization,
darwaysh,
hatti-sherif,
janizary,
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