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Rock Man
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The Janissaries (from Ottoman Turkish meaning "new soldier") comprised infantry units that formed the Ottoman sultan's household troops and bodyguards. The force was created by the Sultan Murad I from male children levied through the devshirme system from conquered countries in the 14th century and was abolished by Sultan Mahmud II in 1826 with the Auspicious Incident.
Hassan or Hasan is male Arabic given name. The name Hassan in Arabic means "handsome", "manly", "strong" or "good". It is spelled either Hasan, Hassan, Hassen, Hasson, Hassin, Hassine, Hacen, Hasen, Hasin, Hassa, Hasa, Hasso, Cassin, Chassan, Chasan, Khassan, Khasan, Cassan, Casan, Hasaan. Hasan Corso (born Pietro Paolo Tavera) was born in the island of Corsica. He was only 5 years old, when he was taken away and sent to Istanbul. He joined the Janissaries. There, he was educated in Muslim religion, Turkish language and military education. At the end of these years, the Turkish gave him the name Hassan Corso, and sent him to Algiers. He rose rapidly through the ranks and earned the title of Agha. In 1549, he became mayor of Algiers and caliph of Salah Rais. He died in August of 1556 at age 38.
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