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It was the law for all of them to be in the place where the sultan was in the campaign and in peace. The Janissaries also took on the protection of the palace and the sultan.
Alemdar Sipahi: Alem was a flag used in the Ottoman army to mean a flag. Those who carried the flag were also called alemdar.
"Deli" was the name given incorrectly by the people to a class of cavalrymen first formed in Rumelia.
It is known that arrows occupied an important place as a weapon in many establishments of the Ottoman State Land Forces, and there were archers (tirendaz or Kemerkeşer) among the soldiers.
The Sipahi Class showed hereditary continuity within itself. The most important condition for being a sipahi and getting grooming was to be 'ebaanced' (from grandfather and father) sipahi.
They also had knives in their belts. They were given seven pieces of gauze to be used as turbans on their heads, and eleven arches were distributed under the name of "collar money" as the cost of the dress.