Asakir-i Mansure-i Muhammediye
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The Mansure Army was an ocak of the Ottoman army. It was established by Mahmud II
, who also disbanded Janissary
Corps.
After the Auspicious Incident
and the disbandment of the Janissary Corps, Mahmud II established a new military ocak and Agha Hussein Pasha was appointed to the command of the corps. Husrev Pasha served as their serasker
.
In 1912, the uniforms of the ocak were changed and finally in 1918, Ottoman army was dissolved.
Mahmud II
Mahmud II was the 30th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1808 until his death in 1839. He was born in the Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, the son of Sultan Abdulhamid I...
, who also disbanded Janissary
Janissary
The Janissaries were infantry units that formed the Ottoman sultan's household troops and bodyguards...
Corps.
After the Auspicious Incident
The Auspicious Incident
The Auspicious Incident was the forced disbandment of the centuries-old Janissary corps by Ottoman sultan Mahmud II in June 1826....
and the disbandment of the Janissary Corps, Mahmud II established a new military ocak and Agha Hussein Pasha was appointed to the command of the corps. Husrev Pasha served as their serasker
Serasker
Serasker or Seraskier is a title formerly used in the Ottoman Empire for a Vizier who commanded the army, and later for the National Minister of Defence....
.
In 1912, the uniforms of the ocak were changed and finally in 1918, Ottoman army was dissolved.