Conscription in the Ottoman Empire

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rdf:langString Military conscription in the Ottoman Empire varied in the periods of: * the Classical Army (1451–1606) * the Reform Period (1826–1858) * the Modern Army (1861–1922) A complex set of rules applied, which involved: * A poll-tax (in the very early times) named cizye, originally imposed on non-Muslims as a substitute for military service. * An exemption tax, from 1855 the Bedl-i askeri, which applied to everyone and was theoretically a substitute for military service. * Western-style conscription, closely linked to the introduction of a European-style army, the Modern Army (1861–1922), but not exactly coinciding with it.