CHAPTER IV

THE RULING INSTITUTION: AS AN ARMY

THE MILITARY ASPECT 90

THE JANISSARIES 91

THE SUCCESSION TO THE THRONE 93

THE SPAHIS OF THE PORTE 98

THE FEUDAL SPAHIS 100

OFFICERS OF THE FEUDAL SPAHIS 103

OTHER BODIES OF TROOPS 105

DISCIPLINE AND ARDOR 108

THE SUPREME COMMAND 109

INDIVISIBILITY OF THE ARMY 111