Why It Sucks to Be Born as Janissary

Imagine being ripped from your home as a child, forced to forget your identity, and trained into a human war machine… only to be betrayed by the very empire you fought for. Welcome to the brutal reality of the Janissaries, the elite soldiers of the Ottoman Empire.

In this video, we dive deep into what it was really like to be a Janissary—from the terrifying Devshirme system (a.k.a. the "child tax") to the relentless military training, brutal battles, and the ultimate betrayal known as the Auspicious Incident, where the empire massacred its own warriors.

Was the life of a Janissary glorious… or was it just a slow march to doom? Watch till the end to find out.

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