The Ottoman Devşirme vs the Modern Liberal Education System

In modern historiography and public discourse, there is perhaps no institution of the Ottoman Empire that provokes more controversy than the devşirme, the state levy and recruitment of Christian boys from the Balkans and Anatolia, who were converted to Islam and trained for imperial service. Although the practice was abolished centuries before the fall of […] The post The Ottoman Devşirme vs the Modern Liberal Education System appeared first on Muslim Skeptic.

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The Ottoman Devşirme vs the Modern Liberal Education System

In modern historiography and public discourse, there is perhaps no institution of the Ottoman Empire that provokes more controversy than the devşirme, the state levy and recruitment of Christian boys from the Balkans and Anatolia, who were converted to Islam and trained for imperial service. Although the practice was abolished centuries before the fall of […]

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