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[OE] Royal Silahdars #11833575
Description
Silahdars were chosen from the best warriors. Any Ottoman soldier who committed a significant deed on the battlefield could be promoted to the Silahdar division, although normally members of other mounted units, like Timarli Sipahis or one of the other less prestigious of the four divisions of Kapikulu Sipahis, were promoted this way. Infantry soldiers had to enlist as serdengecti (literally means giver of his head) and survive suicide missions to join the Silahdar division. If a janissary ever became a silahdar, other members of the division with cavalry backgrounds despised him and former comrade janissaries considered him a traitor, but because the position and wealth of a silahdar was so attractive, janissaries and other soldiers still enlisted for suicide missions.
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Membership history
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| Measured (UTC) | Members | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug 2026, 12:15 | 1 | first reading |
Ownership
Owned by Bladey (@IntrepidBlade) as measured.
Claimed by user #2302207246 — observed between sweeps, detected 10 Aug 2026, 15:31 UTC
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Members we’ve seen
Bladey (@IntrepidBlade) — [CAS] Chief of Army Staff (rank 255) terminated
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