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Which Turkish ruler abolished the corps Janissaries?

Mahmud II

Mustafa IV

Osman II

Abdülhamid II

The Janissaries were elite infantry units that formed the Ottoman Sultan's household troops, bodyguards and the first modern standing army in Europe. The corps was most likely established during the reign of Murad I (1362–89).The corps was abolished by Sultan Mahmud II in 1826 in the Auspicious Incident in which 6,000 or more were executed.

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