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Which of the following describes why the devshirme system was so important to the ottoman empire?
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It protected the sultan's power by providing him with a group of extremely loyal officials and soldiers.
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∙ 12y agoDevshirme
- enslaved young christian sons
- these boys converted to Islam and educated in the ottoman empire
- top 10% given government jobs -change to rise to a high position
- 90% became Janissaries (army)-part of Sultan(ruler)'s personal army, very loyal and had a lot of power
- promotion based on ability (merit)
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soldiers who were completely loyal to the Ottoman sultan.
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