They captured thousands of young Christian boys from villages from across the Balkans, converted them to Islam, and trained them to become the backbone of a fierce military elite force known as the Janissaries.
Capturaron a miles de jóvenes cristianos de los pueblos de los Balcanes, los convirtieron al Islam y los entrenaron para ser la base de una feroz fuerza militar de élite, conocida como “Los jenízaros”.