The Mutiny That Dethroned Mehmet the Conqueror
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In 1446, a young Mehmet II was dethroned when the Janissaries mutinied over pay and seized the capital of Edirne. Traumatized by the rebellion, Mehmet returned to the throne in 1451 with a vengeance. He purged rebel commanders, enforced strict discipline, and folded 6,000 palace guard huntsmen—the Loyal Sekbans—into the Janissary ranks to form a loyalist voting bloc that secured his grip on power forever! #OttomanEmpire #MehmetTheConqueror #Janissaries #HistoryShorts #MilitaryHistory #Edirne #MedievalWarfare
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