The Auspicious Incident: A Sultan Destroys His Own Army
Ottoman Empire

The Auspicious Incident: A Sultan Destroys His Own Army

A bowl of soup in an Istanbul barracks triggered the collapse of the Ottoman Empire's most feared military force.

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Military HistoryOttoman Empire19th CenturyIstanbulSultan Mahmud IIMilitary ReformState ViolencePraetorian GuardIslamic HistoryEuropean Influence

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