Jenesaari and real life Turkish Janissary

well, they sound alike, but how alike r they? I don't know myself any similarities... I don't know much about either.

 

I thought about this when I read I,Jedi as well.

The Turkish or Ottoman Janissary were children (usually european) that were captured in raids or bought as slaves. They were trained to be Elite troops in the Ottoman Army and their loyalty was absolute.

This is a VERY basic view of their history but I see nothing similar apart from their names.

 

But who are the Jenesaari?

 

The Jenesaari are decendents of some Dark Jedi who had found some Sith teachings. They were tracked down and killed by Corran Horns ancestor and his two friends (They were all Jedi). Their families/apprentices survived and carried on their Masters traditions untill found by a pirate whose name I can't remember of hand (began with a T ). The pirate forced or convinced the Jenesaari to work for her.

Sorry thats the best I can do without the book to flick thro'. With this in mind I don't see any connections with the Janissaries of Medieval Europe.

 

Thank you.

 

The Janissary, or ''Yeniceri'' as they are called in Turkish, were the core of the Ottoman Army, they were enlisted when they were children and trained and raised as soldiers. They weren't allowed to marry. They could leave the Military if they chose so. For more than a few centuries they proved very effective, but then they began to turn into a power within the government, they began to revolt whenever something didn't go their way. In the end, they became such a menace that they had to be wiped out in the 19th Century.

 

Jensaarai
this was the name used by the Force-wielding population of Suarbi 7/5. They were trained as Jedi, and even taught how to create their own lightsabers, but were taught that Obi-Wan Kenobi was one of the greatest users of the Dark Side of the Force. There are three ranks of Jensaarai: Apprentices, Defenders, and Saarai-kaar. When they became Defenders, the Jensaarai created a unique form of personal armor created from cortosis ore and modeled to make them appear to be a vicious creature. Of the Saarai-kaar, there was only one member of that rank at any one point in time. When Leonia Tavira suddenly landed on the moon and executed its Imperial governor, thereby "freeing" them from Imperial control, the Jensaarai quickly grew to trust her. She betrayed that trust, and twisted them into a position in which the only way they could protect their people was to serve as her personal warriors. They were forced to accede, and joined her aboard the Invidious. She also told them that there was a being named Halcyon who would be their undoing, so she forced them to kidnap Mirax Terrik in order to draw Corran Horn to Suarbi 7/5. When they all met in battle, Luke Skywalker made quick work of the Jensaarai while Corran battled the Saarai-kaar. He did not kill them, though, a fact which surprised most of them when they came aroubd after the battle. It was later revealed that the word Jensaarai is a Sith term that means "hidden followers of truth." The last of the true Jensaarai Sith magicians died with Nikkos Tyris, but the new Saarai-kaar continued to train her young son and the other survivors in the ways of the Force. In a strange twist of fate, she taught them that the Jedi Knights were evil, but she also taught them the use of the light side of the Force, since she lacked the ability and education to comprehend the Sith treachings. Thus, when Emperor Palpatine's Jedi purge sent Darth Vader to Suarbi 7/5, Vader killed the Saarai-kaar's son because he felt only the light side emanating from him. When Luke and Corran defeated the Jensaarai and Leonia Tavira, the Saarai-kaar understoof what had happened, and agreed that the Jedi weren't any more evil than the Jensaarai. She agreed to consider sending a delegation of her followers to Yavin 4 for formal training under Luke. (I,J)

-CUSWE (you can find the link at the top of this page).

I,J, of course stands for I, Jedi.

If you think about it enough, or dig deep enough, you can see a connection. But in some cases you can do that with any two subjects. Still, it's an interesting observation.

 

so theres nothing really comparing them?

 

Not that I can see.