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Page 40
... Janissaries cut the ropes of his tent , because they no longer wanted to fight . I cut down the one nearest to me . ' And he looked at Karaibrahim . Karaibrahim said to him : ' And you lived ? Where were the comrades of the dead man ...
... Janissaries cut the ropes of his tent , because they no longer wanted to fight . I cut down the one nearest to me . ' And he looked at Karaibrahim . Karaibrahim said to him : ' And you lived ? Where were the comrades of the dead man ...
Page 70
... Janissaries came to Chepino by Kostandovo , and gathered together all the priests and mayors , and put them in chains and said : " Traitors ! Ali Osman Padishah loves you , so you pay no taxes to him . You only help the Pasha's army ...
... Janissaries came to Chepino by Kostandovo , and gathered together all the priests and mayors , and put them in chains and said : " Traitors ! Ali Osman Padishah loves you , so you pay no taxes to him . You only help the Pasha's army ...
Page 109
... Janissaries today ? The Janissaries marry . Their sons enter the Sandjak2 while still in their cradles and receive wages . Any kind of men enter , and the few real Janissaries despise the newcomers . The Janissaries trade and rob ...
... Janissaries today ? The Janissaries marry . Their sons enter the Sandjak2 while still in their cradles and receive wages . Any kind of men enter , and the few real Janissaries despise the newcomers . The Janissaries trade and rob ...
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