Ottoman Empire - Revision history

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	===Internal rifts===		===Internal rifts===
	{{Quote\|Not just one – two angry sons. It's a familiar pattern with these royals. When the Sultan coughs – ahem! – the Princes draw their swords.\|Yusuf Tazim, on the political tensions between Ahmet and Selim.\|Assassin's Creed: Revelations}}		{{Quote\|Not just one – two angry sons. It's a familiar pattern with these royals. When the Sultan coughs – ahem! – the Princes draw their swords.\|Yusuf Tazim, on the political tensions between Ahmet and Selim.\|Assassin's Creed: Revelations\|A Warm Welcome (Revelations)}}
	Sultan [[Bayezid II]] led the Ottomans into a war with the remnants of the Byzantine Empire, led by [[Manuel Palaiologos]], a Templar, who was attempting to reclaim the empire and restore it to its Byzantine roots.<ref name="Revelations" />		Sultan [[Bayezid II]] led the Ottomans into a war with the remnants of the Byzantine Empire, led by [[Manuel Palaiologos]], a Templar, who was attempting to reclaim the empire and restore it to its Byzantine roots.<ref name="Revelations" />

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	[[File:TAG_4.png\|thumb\|250px\|A pair of Janissaries harassing a merchant]]		[[File:TAG_4.png\|thumb\|250px\|A pair of Janissaries harassing a merchant]]
	The ~~Ottoman~~ Janissaries were specially trained ~~elite~~ soldiers who served as the private [[Soldier\|guard]] to the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. They were ~~also~~ the first standing Ottoman army, and the mainstay of the ~~Ottoman~~ forces during the 1453 invasion of Constantinople, led by Sultan Mehmet II.<ref name="Revelations" />		The Janissaries were specially trained soldiers who served as the private [[Soldier\|guard]] to the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. They were composed of [[Christianity\|Christian]] boys from countries conquered by the Ottomans, who were converted to [[Islam]] and given an elite education and training.<ref name="Janissaries Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Database: Janissaries]]</ref> The Janissaries were the first standing Ottoman army, and the mainstay of the empire's forces during the 1453 invasion of Constantinople, led by Sultan Mehmet II.<ref name="Revelations" />

	During 16th century ~~Constantinople~~, the citizens greatly feared the Janissaries, as they were prone to mistreating them. The Janissaries also patrolled the city, looking for any Byzantine guards, in order to drive them out of Constantinople. ~~As such,~~ Ezio used ~~this to his advantage by creating~~ tension between the two factions, by using [[~~bombs~~]] or dead bodies to provoke ~~conflict~~ between them.<ref name="Revelations" />		During the early 16th century, the citizens of Constantinople greatly feared the Janissaries, as they were prone to mistreating them. The Janissaries also patrolled the city, looking for any Byzantine guards, in order to drive them out of Constantinople. Ezio Auditore used the tension between the two factions to his advantage, by using [[bomb]]s, dead bodies, and other distractions to provoke conflicts between them.<ref name="Revelations" />

	==Ottomans and the Assassins==		==Ottomans and the Assassins==
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	When Sultan Bayezid II gave refuge to escaped Jews from the [[Spanish Inquisition\|Inquisition]] of [[Isabella I of Castile\|Queen Isabella I]] in [[Spain]] and [[Manuel I of Portugal\|King Manuel I]] in [[Portugal]], realizing that the people would make his own empire stronger, the King of Spain, [[Ferdinand II of Aragon\|Ferdinand II]] – under the influence of the Templars – tried to send his own agents with the refugees to infiltrate Constantinople. This was foiled by the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Italian Assassins]], who killed the agents and took their places, before working to establish the guild there further.<ref name="Project Legacy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Contracts (Project Legacy)\|Contracts]]</ref>		When Sultan Bayezid II gave refuge to escaped Jews from the [[Spanish Inquisition\|Inquisition]] of [[Isabella I of Castile\|Queen Isabella I]] in [[Spain]] and [[Manuel I of Portugal\|King Manuel I]] in [[Portugal]], realizing that the people would make his own empire stronger, the King of Spain, [[Ferdinand II of Aragon\|Ferdinand II]] – under the influence of the Templars – tried to send his own agents with the refugees to infiltrate Constantinople. This was foiled by the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Italian Assassins]], who killed the agents and took their places, before working to establish the guild there further.<ref name="Project Legacy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Contracts (Project Legacy)\|Contracts]]</ref>

	Yusuf also successfully led the Ottoman Assassins, alongside the Italian Assassins, to help end the [[Ottoman–Venetian War]].<ref name="Yusuf Database" /> [[Rodrigo Borgia]] tried to disrupt this peace by sending his [[Mercenary\|mercenaries]] to Constantinople. However, the Assassins, in constant vigil of such tactics from the [[House of Borgia\|Borgia]], destroyed the ship before it could ~~leave~~ Italy ~~and thwarted this attempt~~.<ref name="Project Legacy" />		Yusuf also successfully led the Ottoman Assassins, alongside the Italian Assassins, to help end the [[Ottoman–Venetian War]].<ref name="Yusuf Database" /> [[Rodrigo Borgia]] tried to disrupt this peace by sending his [[Mercenary\|mercenaries]] to Constantinople. However, the Assassins, in constant vigil of such tactics from the [[House of Borgia\|Borgia]], destroyed the ship before it could depart Italy, thus thwarting Rodrigo's plans.<ref name="Project Legacy" />

	Initially, the Assassins had stolen maps from the famed Ottoman admiral and cartographer [[Piri Reis]], in order to keep up with Templars' expedition of the [[North America\|New World]].<ref name="Project Legacy" /> Despite this, Reis later joined the Assassin Order as a scholar and a technician, eventually becoming a Master Assassin who specialized in bomb crafting.<ref name="Piri Reis Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Database: Piri Reis]]</ref>		Initially, the Assassins had stolen maps from the famed Ottoman admiral and cartographer [[Piri Reis]], in order to keep up with Templars' expedition of the [[North America\|New World]].<ref name="Project Legacy" /> Despite this, Reis later joined the Assassin Order as a scholar and a technician, eventually becoming a Master Assassin who specialized in bomb crafting.<ref name="Piri Reis Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Database: Piri Reis]]</ref>
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	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
	<gallery position="center" widths="180" captionalign="center">		<gallery position="center" widths="180" captionalign="center">
	ACREC Map Otoman Empire.png\|Map of Ottoman Empire from ''[[Assassin's Creed: Recollection]]''		ACREC Map Otoman Empire.png\|Map of the Ottoman Empire from ''[[Assassin's Creed: Recollection]]''
	</gallery>		</gallery>

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	\|head_of_state= {{wiki\|List of sultans of the Ottoman Empire\|Sultan}}		\|head_of_state= {{wiki\|List of sultans of the Ottoman Empire\|Sultan}}
	\|military= [[Ottoman military]]		\|military= [[Ottoman military]]
	\|ruling_house= {{Wiki\|House of Osman}}		\|ruling_house= {{Wiki\|Ottoman_dynasty\|House of Osman}}
	\|affiliation= [[Assassins\|Assassin Brotherhood]]		\|affiliation= [[Assassins\|Assassin Brotherhood]]
	*[[Ottoman Brotherhood of Assassins\|Ottoman Brotherhood]]		*[[Ottoman Brotherhood of Assassins\|Ottoman Brotherhood]]

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	Prior to 1805, the [[Libyan Brotherhood of Assassins\|Libyan Assassin]] [[Ahkbar]] infiltrated Sultan [[Selim III]]'s inner circle to acquire the [[Koh-i-Noor]], a [[Piece of Eden]] which had ended up in the Sultan's possession. In 1808, after Selim refused to sell the artifact to the Assassins, Ahkbar poisoned him and stole the Koh-i-Noor, intending to keep it for himself. However, he was killed by the [[Black Cross]] [[Jan van der Graff]], who then escaped from the arriving Assassins.<ref name="Templars">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 9\|Issue #09]]</ref>		Prior to 1805, the [[Libyan Brotherhood of Assassins\|Libyan Assassin]] [[Ahkbar]] infiltrated Sultan [[Selim III]]'s inner circle to acquire the [[Koh-i-Noor]], a [[Piece of Eden]] which had ended up in the Sultan's possession. In 1808, after Selim refused to sell the artifact to the Assassins, Ahkbar poisoned him and stole the Koh-i-Noor, intending to keep it for himself. However, he was killed by the [[Black Cross]] [[Jan van der Graff]], who then escaped from the arriving Assassins.<ref name="Templars">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 9\|Issue #09]]</ref>

			==Gallery==
			<gallery position="center" widths="180" captionalign="center">
			ACREC Map Otoman Empire.png\|Map of Ottoman Empire from ''[[Assassin's Creed: Recollection]]''
			</gallery>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	The Assassins established a strong alliance with Prince Suleiman who, following his ascension to the throne, led the Ottomans to expel the [[Knights Hospitalier]]—longtime allies of the Templar Order—from their headquarters in [[Rhodes]]. The rivalry between the Ottomans and the Hospitaliers continued for centuries afterwards, as the Assassins influenced a number of Suleiman's successors.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[War Letters#The Hospitaller's Plea\|War Letters: "The Hospitaller's Plea"]]</ref>		The Assassins established a strong alliance with Prince Suleiman who, following his ascension to the throne, led the Ottomans to expel the [[Knights Hospitalier]]—longtime allies of the Templar Order—from their headquarters in [[Rhodes]]. The rivalry between the Ottomans and the Hospitaliers continued for centuries afterwards, as the Assassins influenced a number of Suleiman's successors.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[War Letters#The Hospitaller's Plea\|War Letters: "The Hospitaller's Plea"]]</ref>

	Prior to 1805, the [[Libyan Brotherhood of Assassins\|Libyan Assassin]] [[Ahkbar]] infiltrated Sultan [[Selim III]]'s inner circle to acquire the [[Koh-i-Noor]], a [[Piece of Eden]] which had ended up in the Sultan's possession. In ~~July~~ 1808, after Selim refused to sell the artifact to the Assassins, Ahkbar poisoned him and stole the Koh-i-Noor, intending to keep it for himself. However, he was killed by the [[Black Cross]] [[Jan van der Graff]], who then escaped from the arriving Assassins.<ref name="Templars">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 9\|Issue #09]]</ref>		Prior to 1805, the [[Libyan Brotherhood of Assassins\|Libyan Assassin]] [[Ahkbar]] infiltrated Sultan [[Selim III]]'s inner circle to acquire the [[Koh-i-Noor]], a [[Piece of Eden]] which had ended up in the Sultan's possession. In 1808, after Selim refused to sell the artifact to the Assassins, Ahkbar poisoned him and stole the Koh-i-Noor, intending to keep it for himself. However, he was killed by the [[Black Cross]] [[Jan van der Graff]], who then escaped from the arriving Assassins.<ref name="Templars">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 9\|Issue #09]]</ref>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	The Assassins established a strong alliance with Prince Suleiman who, following his ascension to the throne, led the Ottomans to expel the [[Knights Hospitalier]]—longtime allies of the Templar Order—from their headquarters in [[Rhodes]]. The rivalry between the Ottomans and the Hospitaliers continued for centuries afterwards, as the Assassins influenced a number of Suleiman's successors.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[War Letters#The Hospitaller's Plea\|War Letters: "The Hospitaller's Plea"]]</ref>		The Assassins established a strong alliance with Prince Suleiman who, following his ascension to the throne, led the Ottomans to expel the [[Knights Hospitalier]]—longtime allies of the Templar Order—from their headquarters in [[Rhodes]]. The rivalry between the Ottomans and the Hospitaliers continued for centuries afterwards, as the Assassins influenced a number of Suleiman's successors.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[War Letters#The Hospitaller's Plea\|War Letters: "The Hospitaller's Plea"]]</ref>

	Prior to 1805, the [[Libyan Brotherhood of Assassins\|Libyan Assassin]] [[Ahkbar]] infiltrated Sultan [[Selim III]]'s inner circle to acquire the [[Koh-i-Noor]], a ~~powerful~~ [[Piece of Eden]] which had ended up in the Sultan's possession. In July 1808, after Selim refused to sell the artifact to the Assassins, Ahkbar poisoned him and stole the Koh-i-Noor, intending to keep it for himself. However, he was killed by the [[Black Cross]] [[Jan van der Graff]], who then escaped from the arriving Assassins.<ref name="Templars">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 9\|Issue #09]]</ref>		Prior to 1805, the [[Libyan Brotherhood of Assassins\|Libyan Assassin]] [[Ahkbar]] infiltrated Sultan [[Selim III]]'s inner circle to acquire the [[Koh-i-Noor]], a [[Piece of Eden]] which had ended up in the Sultan's possession. In July 1808, after Selim refused to sell the artifact to the Assassins, Ahkbar poisoned him and stole the Koh-i-Noor, intending to keep it for himself. However, he was killed by the [[Black Cross]] [[Jan van der Graff]], who then escaped from the arriving Assassins.<ref name="Templars">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 9\|Issue #09]]</ref>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	The Assassins established a strong alliance with Prince Suleiman who, following his ascension to the throne, led the Ottomans to expel the [[Knights Hospitalier]]—longtime allies of the Templar Order—from their headquarters in [[Rhodes]]. The rivalry between the Ottomans and the Hospitaliers continued for centuries afterwards, as the Assassins influenced a number of Suleiman's successors.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[War Letters#The Hospitaller's Plea\|War Letters: "The Hospitaller's Plea"]]</ref>		The Assassins established a strong alliance with Prince Suleiman who, following his ascension to the throne, led the Ottomans to expel the [[Knights Hospitalier]]—longtime allies of the Templar Order—from their headquarters in [[Rhodes]]. The rivalry between the Ottomans and the Hospitaliers continued for centuries afterwards, as the Assassins influenced a number of Suleiman's successors.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[War Letters#The Hospitaller's Plea\|War Letters: "The Hospitaller's Plea"]]</ref>

	Prior to 1805, the [[Libyan Brotherhood of Assassins\|Libyan Assassin]] [[Ahkbar]] infiltrated ~~the inner circle of~~ Sultan [[Selim III]] ~~in order~~ to acquire the [[Koh-i-Noor]], a powerful [[Piece of Eden]] which had ended up in the Sultan's possession. In July 1808, after Selim refused to sell the artifact to the Assassins, Ahkbar poisoned him and stole the Koh-i-Noor, intending to keep it for himself. However, he was killed by the [[Black Cross]] [[Jan van der Graff]], who then escaped from the arriving Assassins.<ref name="Templars">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 9\|Issue #09]]</ref>		Prior to 1805, the [[Libyan Brotherhood of Assassins\|Libyan Assassin]] [[Ahkbar]] infiltrated Sultan [[Selim III]]'s inner circle to acquire the [[Koh-i-Noor]], a powerful [[Piece of Eden]] which had ended up in the Sultan's possession. In July 1808, after Selim refused to sell the artifact to the Assassins, Ahkbar poisoned him and stole the Koh-i-Noor, intending to keep it for himself. However, he was killed by the [[Black Cross]] [[Jan van der Graff]], who then escaped from the arriving Assassins.<ref name="Templars">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 9\|Issue #09]]</ref>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	Greeted by Yusuf Tazim, Ezio was quickly taken in and introduced to various techniques that the Ottoman Assassins used, including bombs and the [[Hookblade]], a modification made to the [[Hidden Blade]] by the Ottoman Assassins themselves. From there, Ezio, along with Yusuf and a handful of his high-ranked subordinates, led the Ottoman Assassins against the Byzantine Templars and ''Shehzade'' Ahmet.<ref name="Revelations" />		Greeted by Yusuf Tazim, Ezio was quickly taken in and introduced to various techniques that the Ottoman Assassins used, including bombs and the [[Hookblade]], a modification made to the [[Hidden Blade]] by the Ottoman Assassins themselves. From there, Ezio, along with Yusuf and a handful of his high-ranked subordinates, led the Ottoman Assassins against the Byzantine Templars and ''Shehzade'' Ahmet.<ref name="Revelations" />

			The Assassins established a strong alliance with Prince Suleiman who, following his ascension to the throne, led the Ottomans to expel the [[Knights Hospitalier]]—longtime allies of the Templar Order—from their headquarters in [[Rhodes]]. The rivalry between the Ottomans and the Hospitaliers continued for centuries afterwards, as the Assassins influenced a number of Suleiman's successors.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[War Letters#The Hospitaller's Plea\|War Letters: "The Hospitaller's Plea"]]</ref>

	Prior to 1805, the [[Libyan Brotherhood of Assassins\|Libyan Assassin]] [[Ahkbar]] infiltrated the inner circle of Sultan [[Selim III]] in order to acquire the [[Koh-i-Noor]], a powerful [[Piece of Eden]] which had ended up in the Sultan's possession. In July 1808, after Selim refused to sell the artifact to the Assassins, Ahkbar poisoned him and stole the Koh-i-Noor, intending to keep it for himself. However, he was killed by the [[Black Cross]] [[Jan van der Graff]], who then escaped from the arriving Assassins.<ref name="Templars">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 9\|Issue #09]]</ref>		Prior to 1805, the [[Libyan Brotherhood of Assassins\|Libyan Assassin]] [[Ahkbar]] infiltrated the inner circle of Sultan [[Selim III]] in order to acquire the [[Koh-i-Noor]], a powerful [[Piece of Eden]] which had ended up in the Sultan's possession. In July 1808, after Selim refused to sell the artifact to the Assassins, Ahkbar poisoned him and stole the Koh-i-Noor, intending to keep it for himself. However, he was killed by the [[Black Cross]] [[Jan van der Graff]], who then escaped from the arriving Assassins.<ref name="Templars">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 9\|Issue #09]]</ref>
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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Recollection]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Recollection]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]''
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' {{Mo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Official Movie Novelization]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Official Movie Novelization]]''

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Official Movie Novelization]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Official Movie Novelization]]''
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy]]''
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Resurrection Plot]]''

	==References==		==References==
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	{{ACTemplars}}		{{ACTemplars}}
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	[[Category:Turkey]]		[[Category:Turkey]]
	[[Category:Ottoman Empire]]		[[Category:Ottoman Empire]]
	[[Category:Mediterranean]]		[[Category:Mediterranean]]
	[[Category:Overseas empires]]		[[Category:Overseas empires]]

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	\|title1=Ottoman Empire		\|title1=Ottoman Empire
	\|image1=ACR Ottoman Flag.png		\|image1=ACR Ottoman Flag.png
	~~\|caption1=~~
	\|capital= [[Bursa]]<br>[[Constantinople]]		\|capital= [[Bursa]]<br>[[Constantinople]]
	\|government= [[Monarchy]]		\|government= [[Monarchy]]
	\|head_of_state= {{wiki\|List of sultans of the Ottoman Empire\|Sultan}}		\|head_of_state= {{wiki\|List of sultans of the Ottoman Empire\|Sultan}}
	~~\|head_of_government=~~
	~~\|legislature=~~
	\|military= [[Ottoman military]]		\|military= [[Ottoman military]]
	\|ruling_house= {{Wiki\|House of Osman}}		\|ruling_house= {{Wiki\|House of Osman}}
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	\|religion= [[Islam]]		\|religion= [[Islam]]
	\|demonym= Ottoman		\|demonym= Ottoman
	~~\|major_cities=~~
	~~\|population=~~
	\|currency=[[Akçe]]		\|currency=[[Akçe]]
	\|founder(s)=		\|founder(s)=[[Osman I]]
	\|date_founded= 1299		\|date_founded= 1299
	\|date_dissolved= 1 November 1922		\|date_dissolved= 1 November 1922
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	===War with Wallachia===		===War with Wallachia===
	{{Quote\|Once your Creed was as vital to me as air and water... but when the Turks marched into Wallachia, and you Assassins did nothing to stop it, how could I continue to believe?\|Vali cel Tradat, regarding the Ottoman Assassins.\|Assassin's Creed: Revelations}}		{{Quote\|Once your Creed was as vital to me as air and water... but when the Turks marched into Wallachia, and you Assassins did nothing to stop it, how could I continue to believe?\|Vali cel Tradat, regarding the Ottoman Assassins.\|Assassin's Creed: Revelations\|The Sentinel, Part 2}}
	In 1476, the Ottomans under the Grand Vizier [[Ishak Pasha]] participated in a military crackdown on a [[Hungary\|Hungarian]] uprising, entering a war with [[Wallachia]] and defeating the rebel prince, a [[Templars\|Templar]] named [[Vlad Tepes]].<ref name="Revelations">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>		In 1476, the Ottomans under the Grand Vizier [[Ishak Pasha]] participated in a military crackdown on a [[Hungary\|Hungarian]] uprising, entering a war with [[Wallachia]] and defeating the rebel prince, a [[Templars\|Templar]] named [[Vlad Tepes]].<ref name="Revelations">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>

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	==The Janissaries==		==The Janissaries==
	{{main\|~~Janissaries~~}}		{{main\|Janissary}}
	[[File:TAG_4.png\|thumb~~\|left~~\|250px\|A pair of Janissaries harassing a merchant]]		[[File:TAG_4.png\|thumb\|250px\|A pair of Janissaries harassing a merchant]]
	The Ottoman Janissaries were specially trained elite soldiers who served as the private [[~~Guards~~\|guard]] to the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. They were also the first standing Ottoman army, and the mainstay of the Ottoman forces during the 1453 invasion of Constantinople, led by Sultan Mehmet II.		The Ottoman Janissaries were specially trained elite soldiers who served as the private [[Soldier\|guard]] to the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. They were also the first standing Ottoman army, and the mainstay of the Ottoman forces during the 1453 invasion of Constantinople, led by Sultan Mehmet II.<ref name="Revelations" />

	During 16th century Constantinople, the citizens greatly feared the Janissaries, as they were prone to mistreating them. The Janissaries also patrolled the city, looking for any Byzantine guards, in order to drive them out of Constantinople. As such, Ezio used this to his advantage by creating tension between the two factions, by using [[bombs]] or dead bodies to provoke conflict between them.<ref name="Revelations" />		During 16th century Constantinople, the citizens greatly feared the Janissaries, as they were prone to mistreating them. The Janissaries also patrolled the city, looking for any Byzantine guards, in order to drive them out of Constantinople. As such, Ezio used this to his advantage by creating tension between the two factions, by using [[bombs]] or dead bodies to provoke conflict between them.<ref name="Revelations" />

	==Ottomans and the Assassins==		==Ottomans and the Assassins==
	{{Quote\|For the first time in many decades, the Assassins have a strong presence here. It wasn't always that way. Under the Byzantine Emperor, the Assassins were hunted down and killed on the spot.\|Yusuf Tazim, about the Assassins in the 16th century.\|Assassin's Creed: Revelations}}		{{Quote\|For the first time in many decades, the Assassins have a strong presence here. It wasn't always that way. Under the Byzantine Emperor, the Assassins were hunted down and killed on the spot.\|Yusuf Tazim, about the Assassins in the 16th century.\|Assassin's Creed: Revelations\|A Warm Welcome (Revelations)}}
	In 1204, the [[Mentor]] of the [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins\|Levantine Assassins]], [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] journeyed to Constantinople – while the city was under Byzantine rule – in order to establish an Assassin Order there, but he proved unable to do so in the face of the [[Fourth Crusade]]. Later on in time, the Polo brothers, [[Niccolò Polo\|Niccolò]] and [[Maffeo Polo\|Maffeo]], were able to establish an [[Assassins Guilds\|Assassin Guild]] in the city.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''</ref>		In 1204, the [[Mentor]] of the [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins\|Levantine Assassins]], [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]], journeyed to Constantinople – while the city was under Byzantine rule – in order to establish an Assassin Order there, but he proved unable to do so in the face of the [[Fourth Crusade]]. Later on in time, the Polo brothers, [[Niccolò Polo\|Niccolò]] and [[Maffeo Polo\|Maffeo]], were able to establish an [[Assassins Guilds\|Assassin Guild]] in the city.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''</ref>

	After the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople, Ishak Pasha brokered a truce between the Ottomans and the Assassins and began recruiting citizens into the [[Ottoman Brotherhood of Assassins]]. After he died, the task fell to the [[Master Assassin]] [[Yusuf Tazim]], himself a recruit of Pasha.<ref name="Revelations" />		After the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople, Ishak Pasha brokered a truce between the Ottomans and the Assassins and began recruiting citizens into the [[Ottoman Brotherhood of Assassins]]. After he died, the task fell to the [[Master Assassin]] [[Yusuf Tazim]], himself a recruit of Pasha.<ref name="Yusuf Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Database: Yusuf Tazim]]</ref>

	Between 1481 and 1492, Ezio Auditore da Firenze received a message from [[Lorenzo de' Medici]] while in [[Romagna]]; Lorenzo had learned from his contacts in Venice that the Ottomans had hired a ship to scout the Romagnol coastline for them, seeking a suitable place to land during a potential invasion. He tasked Ezio with assassinating the ship's captain, which Ezio did.		Between 1481 and 1492, Ezio Auditore da Firenze received a message from [[Lorenzo de' Medici]] while in [[Romagna]]; Lorenzo had learned from his contacts in [[Venice]] that the Ottomans had hired a ship to scout the Romagnol coastline for them, seeking a suitable place to land during a potential invasion. He tasked Ezio with assassinating the ship's captain, which Ezio did.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Wet Work]]</ref>

	When Sultan Bayezid II gave refuge to escaped Jews from the Inquisition of [[Isabella I of Castile\|Queen Isabella I]] in [[Spain]] and [[Manuel I of Portugal\|King Manuel I]] in [[Portugal]], realizing that the people would make his own empire stronger, the King of Spain, [[Ferdinand II of Aragon\|Ferdinand II]] – under the influence of the Templars – tried to send his own agents with the refugees to infiltrate Constantinople. This was foiled by the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Italian Assassins]], who killed the agents and took their places, before working to establish the guild there further.<ref name="Project Legacy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – ''[[Contracts (Project Legacy)\|Contracts]]''</ref>		When Sultan Bayezid II gave refuge to escaped Jews from the [[Spanish Inquisition\|Inquisition]] of [[Isabella I of Castile\|Queen Isabella I]] in [[Spain]] and [[Manuel I of Portugal\|King Manuel I]] in [[Portugal]], realizing that the people would make his own empire stronger, the King of Spain, [[Ferdinand II of Aragon\|Ferdinand II]] – under the influence of the Templars – tried to send his own agents with the refugees to infiltrate Constantinople. This was foiled by the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Italian Assassins]], who killed the agents and took their places, before working to establish the guild there further.<ref name="Project Legacy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Contracts (Project Legacy)\|Contracts]]</ref>

	Yusuf also successfully led the Ottoman Assassins, alongside the Italian Assassins, to help end the ~~Venetian-Ottoman war~~. [[Rodrigo Borgia]] tried to disrupt this peace by sending his [[mercenaries]] to Constantinople. However, the Assassins, in constant vigil of such tactics from the [[House of Borgia\|Borgia]], ~~attacked~~ the ship ~~which headed for Constantinople~~ and thwarted this attempt.<ref name="Project Legacy" />		Yusuf also successfully led the Ottoman Assassins, alongside the Italian Assassins, to help end the [[Ottoman–Venetian War]].<ref name="Yusuf Database" /> [[Rodrigo Borgia]] tried to disrupt this peace by sending his [[Mercenary\|mercenaries]] to Constantinople. However, the Assassins, in constant vigil of such tactics from the [[House of Borgia\|Borgia]], destroyed the ship before it could leave Italy and thwarted this attempt.<ref name="Project Legacy" />

	Initially, the Assassins had stolen maps from the famed Ottoman admiral and cartographer [[Piri Reis]], in order to keep up with Templars' expedition of the [[North America\|New World]].<ref name="Project Legacy" /> Despite this, Reis later joined the Assassin Order as a scholar and a technician, eventually becoming a Master Assassin who specialized in bomb crafting.<ref name="Revelations" />		Initially, the Assassins had stolen maps from the famed Ottoman admiral and cartographer [[Piri Reis]], in order to keep up with Templars' expedition of the [[North America\|New World]].<ref name="Project Legacy" /> Despite this, Reis later joined the Assassin Order as a scholar and a technician, eventually becoming a Master Assassin who specialized in bomb crafting.<ref name="Piri Reis Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Database: Piri Reis]]</ref>

	[[File:Upgrade 3.png\|thumb\|250px\|Ezio being introduced to the Ottoman Assassins]]		[[File:Upgrade 3.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Ezio being introduced to the Ottoman Assassins]]
	In 1511, Ezio Auditore da Firenze, Mentor of the Italian Assassins, journeyed to the Ottoman Assassins' [[Galata headquarters\|headquarters]] in Constantinople with the intention of finding the [[Masyaf Keys\|five keys]] needed to open the [[library of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]], located underneath the fortress of [[Masyaf]].<ref name="Revelations" />		In 1511, Ezio Auditore da Firenze, Mentor of the Italian Assassins, journeyed to the Ottoman Assassins' [[Galata headquarters\|headquarters]] in Constantinople with the intention of finding the [[Masyaf Keys\|five keys]] needed to open the [[library of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]], located underneath the fortress of [[Masyaf]].<ref name="Revelations" />

	Greeted by Yusuf Tazim, Ezio was quickly taken in and introduced to various techniques that the Ottoman Assassins used, including bombs and the [[Hookblade]], a modification made to the [[Hidden Blade]] by the Ottoman Assassins themselves. From there, Ezio, along with Yusuf and a handful of his high-ranked subordinates, led the Ottoman Assassins against the Byzantine Templars and ''Shehzade'' Ahmet.<ref name="Revelations" />		Greeted by Yusuf Tazim, Ezio was quickly taken in and introduced to various techniques that the Ottoman Assassins used, including bombs and the [[Hookblade]], a modification made to the [[Hidden Blade]] by the Ottoman Assassins themselves. From there, Ezio, along with Yusuf and a handful of his high-ranked subordinates, led the Ottoman Assassins against the Byzantine Templars and ''Shehzade'' Ahmet.<ref name="Revelations" />

			Prior to 1805, the [[Libyan Brotherhood of Assassins\|Libyan Assassin]] [[Ahkbar]] infiltrated the inner circle of Sultan [[Selim III]] in order to acquire the [[Koh-i-Noor]], a powerful [[Piece of Eden]] which had ended up in the Sultan's possession. In July 1808, after Selim refused to sell the artifact to the Assassins, Ahkbar poisoned him and stole the Koh-i-Noor, intending to keep it for himself. However, he was killed by the [[Black Cross]] [[Jan van der Graff]], who then escaped from the arriving Assassins.<ref name="Templars">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 9\|Issue #09]]</ref>

			==Appearances==
			*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{1stm}}
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' {{1st}}
			*[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)\|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' novel]]
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Recollection]]''
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]''
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]''
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Official Movie Novelization]]''

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