How did Janissaries gain power in the Ottoman Empire?

They were highly valued for their political advice by the sultans

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They forcibly took control of important mosques and began defining Islamic orthodoxy

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They controlled the artillery and firearms and gained power over the Turkish cavalry

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They were the scholarly class valued for their intellectualism

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They were members of the royal family and had unrestricted access to the sultans

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The correct option is A They were highly valued for their political advice by the sultans
They were highly valued for their political advice by the sultans.

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