sipah

Japanese: sipah
sipah

...They were intellectual elites who had mastered Islamic studies and Persian literature and art, and took pride in being Ottoman gentlemen (Osmanlı). On the other hand, the majority of children conscripted by the Deşirme became Janissaries or sipah (royal guard cavalry), and the former in particular had a deep connection with the mystical sect Bektash since its founding, and gained a great political voice through the practice of expressing dissatisfaction with the Sultan by bringing a large cooking pot to the Meat Square (Et Meydanı) in front of the barracks. Maintaining public order in Istanbul was also one of the main tasks of this corps.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "sipah" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…イスラムの諸学問を修め,ペルシア文学や芸術を身につけた彼らは,〈オスマン紳士(オスマンルOsmanlı)〉を自負する知的エリートでもあった。一方,デウシルメによって徴用された子どもたちの大多数はイエニチェリやシパーフsipah(近衛騎兵)となったが,とくに前者は,その創設以来神秘主義教団ベクターシュと深い関係をもち,また兵営前の〈肉の広場Et Meydanı〉に料理用の大なべを持ち出すことによってスルタンに対する不満の意思表示をする慣行を通じて,政治的に大きな発言力を獲得した。また,イスタンブールの治安維持はこの軍団の主要な任務の一つであった。…

※「sipah」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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