OTTOMAN MILITARY
Janissaries – Elite infantry
Spahis – Imperial cavalryGazis or Akinjes – Auxiliary
unitsMilitary slaves
Janissaries with Kettle
Janissaries in Battle
OTTOMAN EMPIRE
Rule of Grand Viziersor
Koprulu Era(1656 – 1703)
Mehmed IV (“The Hunter”) 1648-87
Kara Mustafa Pasha
Vienna – September 12, 1683
Execution of Kara Mustafa
Mehmed IV (“The Hunter”) 1648-87
Suleyman II 1687-91
Suleyman II 1687-91
Mustafa II 1695-1703
Treaty of Karlowitz - 1699
Grand Viziers from Koprulu Family
• Koprulu Mehmed Pasha 1656-61
• Koprulu Fazil Ahmed Pasha 1661-76• Kara Mustafa Pasha
1676-81• Siyavus Pasha
1687-88• Koprulu Fazil Mustafa Pasha 1689-
91• Koprulu Huseyin Pasha 1697-
1702