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The Ghollar: Safavid Persia’s Christian Slave-Soldiers

Meet the Ghollar, the Safavid version of the Ottoman Janissaries! ?️ Established by Shah Abbas I, these slave-soldiers were recruited from Armenian, Georgian, and Circassian Christians, converted to Islam, and trained in both muskets and traditional weapons for flexible deployment. Their general, the Gholam-Bashi, held a top post. Their numbers peaked around 18,000, underscoring the value placed on Caucasians in Safavid military and political life. #Ghollar #SafavidEmpire #HistoryShorts #Christos #Janissaries #SlaveSoldiers #ShahAbbasI #PersianHistory #MilitaryHistory #Circassian #Armenian #Georgian #SafavidArmy #IslamicateEmpires

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