1888 Chromolithograph Poland Military Uniform Janissary Army Cavalryman LCH5 XGQC2 OD1A4B29C05

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1888 Chromolithograph Poland Military Uniform Janissary Army Cavalryman LCH5 XGQC2 OD1A4B29C05This is a rare original 1888 color chromolithograph which depicts some of the military uniforms of the Janissary muskeeters who made up the Polish Royal Guard during the reign of John III Sobieski in the 17th century. The Janissaries were a powerful force. Originally trained to fight for the sultans of the Ottoman Empire, they became too politically powerful for their own good and actually lost momentum as a fighting army. This oversight allowed John