A historical Turkish military unit or levy; a type of irregular infantry soldier in the Ottoman Empire.
From Turkish anat, a military formation term used during the Ottoman period. Related to various Middle Eastern military organizational structures.
Ottoman armies were incredibly diverse—while janissaries got all the attention, anats were flexible infantry units that could adapt to different terrains, making them the special forces of their era.
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