Sekban-i Djedid Army

Sekban-ı Cedid
Active 29 August 1808
Disbanded 18 October 1808
Country Ottoman Empire
Garrison/HQ Constantinople
Commanders
Notable
commanders		 Alemdar Mustafa Pasha

The Sekban-i Djedid Army was a brief and unsuccessful attempt (29 August – 18 October 1808) by Bayraktar Mustafa Pasha to revive the Nizam-i Djedid Army, based on European models. The attempt failed as the Janissaries revolted and killed Alemdar Mustafa Pasha. The Sekban-i Djedid was abolished and all the privileges of the traditional Kapıkulu corps, to which the Janissaries belonged, were renewed.

Sekban-i Djedid (From left to right: Circassian Regt. Private - Dragoon Regt. Officer - Cav. Officer - Cossack Regt. Private - 3rd & 4th Cav. Private - 1st & 2nd Cav. Private)

Bibliography

  • Armies of the Ottoman Empire 1775–1820