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Map of central Crete. After being besieged for twenty-four years, Crete bacame part of the Ottoman realm in 1669. In the foreground, scene from the naval battle of March 1668 between the Ottoman and the Venetian fleet, outside Chandax. General Morosini and Ottoman officials captivated.

Janissary.

Janissary in war costume.

Ottoman archer in the service of the Sultan.

Janissary and cannonier of the Ottoman army.

Sipahi, cavalry soldier.

Subaltern officer of the Janissary corps.

Officer of the Janissary corps.

Janissaries in official dress.

Ottoman soldier.

Lower-ranking official of the Janissary corps.

Kapudan Paşa, admiral of the Turkish Navy.

Ottoman soldiers exercising in Tomak, a martial art practiced with wooden balls.

Ottoman soldiers exercising in Cirit, a martial art practiced with a javelin.

The Grand Vizier riding a horse.

A Spahi, member of the Ottoman cavalry corps. A Deli, member of the light cavalry.

A lower-ranking officer of the Janissary corps. A Janissary in ceremonial dress.

Ast-chi, a cook. Ast-chi bashi, head cook of the Janissary corps.

Lower-ranking officers carry the pot containing the Janissaries' meal. A Kasik-dar or Çorpaci, Captain of the Janissaries.

An officer of the Janissaries. The head of the lower-ranking officers (Bas- Chavus).

A Topchi, soldier of the artillery corps, dressed in the costume established in the late 18th century, after the Nizam-ı Cedid reform. A soldier of the Ottoman army, in similar dress.

Garments and weapons of the members of the Ottoman artillery.

Weapons of the Ottoman artillery, drums and other military musical instruments.

A Greek and a Turkish sailor.

Ottoman soldier wearing the uniform established after the reforms of the early 19th century.

A Spahi, member of the cavalry.

Janissary in ceremonial costume (left). Janissary in everyday costume (right).

Ottoman soldier in early 19th century costume.

Lower-ranking officer of the Janissary corps.

Ottoman archer.