{"title":"The Janissaries — Elite Warriors of the Sultan","description":"\u003cp\u003eThey were taken as children from Christian families through the devshirme system, converted to Islam, educated in the palace schools, and trained from boyhood to become the most feared infantry in the world. The Janissaries owed their entire existence to the sultan — no family ties, no outside loyalties, nothing but the corps and the empire. For three centuries they were the backbone of Ottoman military power. Then they became too powerful to control. In 1826, Sultan Mahmud II ordered the Janissary barracks surrounded and bombarded. Thousands died. The corps was abolished. Their kettledrum was silenced. The Ottoman state then rebuilt itself without them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese signs carry the tall white felt cap, the kettledrum, the crescent and star, and the janissary corps that defined Ottoman military supremacy for three centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-janissaries-ottoman-elite-warriors-heritage-metal-sign","title":"The Janissaries — Ottoman Elite Warriors | Heritage Metal Sign","description":"\u003cp\u003eTaken as children, trained from boyhood to be the finest infantry in the world, owing everything to the sultan and nothing to anyone else. For three centuries the backbone of Ottoman military power. In 1826, Sultan Mahmud II had the Janissary barracks surrounded and bombarded — abolishing the corps that had become too powerful to control. The tall white felt cap, the kettledrum, the crescent and star, the corps that defined Ottoman military supremacy — in permanent aluminum.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003ePremium aluminum · weatherproof · UV-resistant ink · Pre-drilled mounting holes · Ships worldwide\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"AncestralCraft","offers":[{"title":"Small — 12\" × 8\"","offer_id":47229713744043,"sku":"AC-JANI101-S","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Medium — 17\" × 11\"","offer_id":47229714694315,"sku":"AC-JANI101-M","price":54.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Large — 24\" × 16\"","offer_id":47229714727083,"sku":"AC-JANI101-L","price":79.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]}],"url":"https:\/\/ancestralcraft.com\/collections\/the-janissaries-elite-warriors-of-the-sultan.oembed","provider":"Ancestral Craft","version":"1.0","type":"link"}