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Term · Army and navy
Also known as: Vaka-i Hayriye
The abolition of the Janissary corps by Mahmud II in 1826.
After long preparation, Mahmud II crushed the rebelling Janissaries in June 1826 and abolished the corps. The sources call the event Vak'a-i Hayriyye, “the auspicious incident”. A new army named Asâkir-i Mansûre-i Muhammediyye was formed in its place; the mehter band was abolished the same year.
Open the map in 1826Source: TDV Encyclopedia of Islam, article “VAK‘A-i HAYRİYYE” (in Turkish); text condensed for the atlas.