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===Tolerance===

===Tolerance===

When the empire was growing it adopted a policy toward Christians and Jews, and towrad various ethnic groups.  They would all be tolerated and have a degree of self government, provided they acknowledged the empire and non-Moslems paid a tax.  

When the empire was growing it adopted a policy toward Christians and Jews, and towrad various ethnic groups.  They would all be tolerated and have a degree of self government, provided they acknowledged the empire and non-Moslems paid a tax. This was the "millet" system and created a segregated  second-class status for minorities.  Because of the increased activities of Protestant missionaries, a Protestant millet was set up in 1850, which allowed for the creation of schools and colleges aimed at non-Moslems.

===Janissaries===

===Janissaries===

A special military cadre of '''Janissaries''' was created as an imperial force. They were a highly trained, disciplined, military force founded in the 1360s as a select bodyguard drawn from the fittest Christian prisoners, youthful soldiers, and slaves from throughout the Ottoman Empire. By 1600 all new recruits were Moslem volunteers.  

A special military cadre of '''Janissaries''' was created as an imperial force. They were a highly trained, disciplined, military force founded in the 1360s as a select bodyguard drawn from the fittest Christian prisoners, youthful soldiers, and slaves from throughout the Ottoman Empire. By 1600 all new recruits were Moslem volunteers.