SAT II World History : Southwest Asia
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Example Question #1 : Other Southwest Asian History From 1500 C.E. To 1900 C.E.
The so-called "Auspicious Incident" involved the rebellion of which part of Ottoman society in the nineteenth century?
The Keshiks
The Sepoys
The Barbary Pirates
The Sipahis
The Janissaries
The Janissaries
The "Auspicious Incident" occurred in the Ottoman Empire in 1826. It involved the rebellion of certain members of the Ottoman military called Janissaries. The rebellion was put down brutally, and the Ottoman Empire disbanded all of the Janissaries, replacing them with more modern regiments. It is likely you did not know this answer, but you should have been able to guess based on a knowledge of what "Janissaries" were within the Ottoman Empire. Janissaries were young Christian boys, often kidnapped during Ottoman wars, and trained to serve their lives in the Ottoman military. The Ottomans employed Janissaries in many battles throughout this time period.
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