Bostanji

A bostanji (also spelled bostandji or bostangi; from Turkish: bostancı, literally "gardener"[1]) was a member of one of the types of imperial guards of the Ottoman Empire.

The bostanji were mainly responsible for protecting the sultan's palace and its premises.

[2] Their chief was called the bostanji-bashi (Turkish: bostancıbaşı), and he had the rank of a pasha.

[3] The bostanji at one time numbered 3000, and were united with the janissaries, another Ottoman imperial guard corps, in military duty.

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