A few week ago, we read a book titled The Red Apple. It showed the transition of a Janissary from the moment children are taken from their families, through their journey as a soldier for the Sultan and to the end when Janissaries began their revolt. It follows one child, Miguel, as he realizes that the Janissary life is not a life meant for him.
To become a Janissary, one must be between the age of 7-about 14 and of Christian decent. Muslims were not taken because the teachings of the Janissaries wanted all their soldiers to be under the same path of the faith of Islam. Taking other Muslims would cause major conflict within the army because many would have different beliefs they follow and they would not be unified.
The book was quite interesting and it was written if a fashion that was easy to read. It was written by a historian so the book held a lot of historical content that was quite accuret. I really enjoyed it.
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I would like to make a change on my post. This book was NOT written by a historian but it was still accuret to history and made the book quite real.
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