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Janissary Kazan

June 16, 2022

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How to explain the relationship between the Janissary corps and a cooking utensil?

The janissary organization was based on the model of a kitchen. High-ranking commanders were called çorbacı, the soupier or soup maker. Other military ranks were designated by culinary terms: Aşçıbaşı, the chef; karakullukçu, the scullion; çörekçi, the baker; gözlemeci, the griddle bread maker, and so on. The entire corps was known as ocak, the hearth of fire, and was commanded by an ağa, the master. The emblem of the whole janissary corps was a cauldron called kazan-ı şerif, the honorable cauldron.

So when looking for something different for the command stand for my Janissaries it was a none starter, the Kazan it was. Several are available but this one was from The Assault Group (TAG) with the addition of an additional figure from the TAG Ottoman Command group.

For this group of figures I went for the more “uniformed look” with various shades of blue with red for hats and sashes.

While probably not historically accurate it will be easy to spot on the table ?.