Asakir-i Mansure-i Muhammediye
The Mansure Army (Ottoman Turkish: عساكر منصورهٔ محمديه, romanized: Asâkir-i Mansûre-i Muhammediye, "The Victorious Soldiers of Muhammad") was an ocak (military unit) of the Ottoman army. It was established by Mahmud II, who also disbanded the Janissary Corps.
| Glorious Soldiers of Muhammad | |
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| Asâkir-i Mansûre-i Muhammediye (عساكر منصورهٔ محمديه) | |
Asakir-i Mansure-i Muhammediye uniforms, Ertuğrul cavalry regiment | |
| Active | June 16, 1826 – 1920 |
| Disbanded | 1918-1920 (Armistice of Mudros-Turkish War of Independence) (Integrated into Army of GNA) |
| Country | Ottoman Empire (1826-1918) GNA (1918-1920) |
| Size | 350,000(1877) - 1,000,000(1915) |
| Garrison/HQ | Constantinople and Selanik (Thessaloniki) |
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| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Agha Hussein Pasha (Ağa Hüseyin Paşa, 1826–?) |
| Military of the Ottoman Empire |
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After The Auspicious Incident and the disbandment of the Janissary Corps, Mahmud II established a new military ocak and Agha Hussein Pasha was appointed to the command of the corps. Koca Hüsrev Mehmed Pasha served as their serasker.
Mahmud II was not the first sultan who started the modernisation of the Ottoman army. Despite this, the Mansure Army became the main army corps of the Ottoman Empire until the Dissolution era. In 1912, the uniforms of the ocak were changed and finally in 1918, the Ottoman army was dissolved.