Institution
Ghulam
A ghulam was a slave soldier or servant in Islamic states, trained for military or administrative service and loyal to the ruler. Ghulams served in the armies of the Seljuk Empire, and Shah Abbas I of the Safavid Empire built a ghulam corps from Caucasian converts to counterbalance the Qizilbash tribes.
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