# Janissary decadence VI #
event = {
id = ????
random = no
country = TUR
name = "Janissaries oppose reforms"
desc = "With the admittance of the sons of Janissaries, the former rigorous and harsh training that had guaranteed the quality of the corps had entered decadence, as the fathers did not want to impose on their sons the almost brutal training that the Janissary academy, the acemi oglan, required in the past. During the war against Venice, and while the janissaries deposed and killed sultan Ibrahim, attempts were made to improve the training and increase its duration, but the cadets at the acemi oglan rebelled twice, in 1657 and 1659, to oppose such changes. As a result, while the western armies were introducing the reforms pioneered by Maurice of Nassau, of the Netherlands, and Gustav Adolf of Sweden, the Ottoman army remained in the past, ignoring the military revolutions introduced since the Italian wars."
style = 1
date = { day = 1 month = april year = 1658 }
action_a ={
name = "We are falling back."
command = { type = land value = -3000 }
command = { type = naval value = -1000 }
command = { type = domestic which = INNOVATIVE value = -1 }
}
}
# Janissary decadence VII #
event = {
id = ????
trigger = {
AND = {
domestic = { type = innovative value = 1 }
NOT = { domestic = { type = aristocracy value = 9 } }
}
}
random = no
country = TUR
name = "End of the devshirmeh"
desc = "Despite their obvious decadence, the Janissary, allied to the Bektashi order of dervishes (muslim monks) and the Ulema (learned), as defenders of the old tradition, conserved and increased their reputation, associated by people with the former glory of the past Muslim victories, and resisted any reformation attempt until their end in 1826. During the disastrous war against Austria and Poland of 1683-1698 the rules of admission were suspended, and the janissaries doubled their size. The devshirmeh or Christian boys levy was gradually abandoned. From then on, only sons of the janissaries, family members or those who bought admission could enter this social elite. For all practical purposes the Janissary had become hereditary, and their numbers continued to increase."
style = 1
date = { day = 1 month = april year = 1683 }
action_a ={
name = "The old ways are tried and true."
command = { type = land value = -3000 }
command = { type = naval value = -1000 }
command = { type = domestic which = OFFENSIVE value = -1 }
}
}
