A bostanji (also spelled bostandji or bostangi; from Turkish: bostancı, literally "gardener"[1]) was a member of one of the types of imperial guards of the Ottoman Empire. The bostanji were mainly responsible for protecting the sultan's palace and its premises.[1] They also guarded the seraglio and rowed the sultan's barge.[2] Their chief was called the bostanji-bashi (Turkish: bostancıbaşı), and he had the rank of a pasha.[3] The bostanji at one time numbered 3000, and were united with the janissaries, another Ottoman imperial guard corps, in military duty. In wartime their strength was 12,000. By the beginning of the 20th century their number was about 600.[2]
bostanji, other, uses, bostancı, disambiguation, bostanji, also, spelled, bostandji, bostangi, from, turkish, bostancı, literally, gardener, member, types, imperial, guards, ottoman, empire, bostanji, were, mainly, responsible, protecting, sultan, palace, prem. For other uses see Bostanci disambiguation A bostanji also spelled bostandji or bostangi from Turkish bostanci literally gardener 1 was a member of one of the types of imperial guards of the Ottoman Empire The bostanji were mainly responsible for protecting the sultan s palace and its premises 1 They also guarded the seraglio and rowed the sultan s barge 2 Their chief was called the bostanji bashi Turkish bostancibasi and he had the rank of a pasha 3 The bostanji at one time numbered 3000 and were united with the janissaries another Ottoman imperial guard corps in military duty In wartime their strength was 12 000 By the beginning of the 20th century their number was about 600 2 A guard of the bostanji corpsSee also editTopkapi PalaceReferences edit a b bostanji Webster s Third New International Dictionary Unabridged Merriam Webster 2002 a b Gilman D C Peck H T Colby F M eds 1905 Bostangi New International Encyclopedia 1st ed New York Dodd Mead Bostanji Chambers s Encyclopaedia W and R Chambers 1883 p 259 Retrieved 2009 08 10 External links edit Image of a Bostanji bashi Digital Gallery New York Public Library 2009 nbsp This article about the military of Turkey is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Ottoman Empire related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bostanji amp oldid 1221265373, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
