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Description The music band of the Janissaries called mehterhane. They accompanied the company into battle and would play music according to the rhythm of the battle. The music was also used as a way of communication, such as retreat or attack. Ottoman miniature painting, from the "Surname-ı Vehbi" (fol. 171b). Topkapı Sarayı Müzesi, Istanbul.
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Source Badisches Landesmuseum
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Abdulcelil Levni  (–1732)  wikidata:Q4665830
 
Abdulcelil Levni
Alternative names
Abdülcelil Çelebi; Levni
Description Ottoman illuminator
Date of birth/death 17th century
date QS:P,+1650-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
 Edit this at Wikidata		 1732 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Edirne Edit this at Wikidata Constantinople Edit this at Wikidata
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Constantinople Edit this at Wikidata
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