AP US History

Answer- C - The Janissary corps stood in the way of the Ottoman sultans’ efforts to reform until the 1820s.

Key Takeaway: The Janissaries were infantry units that formed the Ottoman sultan’s household troops and bodyguards. The force was created by the Sultan Murad I from enslaved male Christian children from conquered Christian countries in the 14th century. The system was abolished by Sultan Mahmud II in 1826.