One among many renegades: the Serb janissary Konstantin Mihailović and the Ottoman conquest of the Balkans

Konstantin Mihailović, a Serb born in Novo Brdo, was taken by the Ottomans and became a janissary in Mehmet II's army. After he returned to the Christian side, he penned a report on Ottoman governance, religion, military structures and tactics. It explained by organisational advantages, fairnes...

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Published in:	Journal of medieval history Vol. 46; no. 2; pp. 217 - 230
Main Author:	Buc, Philippe
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Routledge 14.03.2020
Subjects:	apostasy autobiography Balkans janissaries Konstantin Mihailović Ottomans treason
ISSN:	0304-4181, 1873-1279
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