Ottoman policy of drafting boys from conquered Christian territories, educating them, converting them to Islam, and training them as soldiers

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Ishaan

9 August, 21:10

Ottoman policy of drafting boys from conquered Christian territories, educating them, converting them to Islam, and training them as soldiers

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Fernando Fernandez · Answer 1

No, generally speaking, there was no Ottoman policy of drafting boys from conquered Christian territories, educating them, converting them to Islam, and training them as soldiers, since the Ottomans were actually fairly inclusive of other cultures.