How Were the Janissaries Kept Loyal to the Central Government

question 12

Multiple Choice

How were the Janissaries kept loyal to the central government?

• A)by using their families as hostages
• B)through their constant movement and their salaries
• C)through threats and surveillance
• D)through their perceived sense of having a special status
• E)by threatening Allah's wrath should they veer from their prescribed duty

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