How did Murad I ensure his army was not concerned with Ottoman politics or factional feuding, but was loyal to the ruler?
A. by establishing a professional military training cadre
B. by having new recruits make blood loyalty oaths
C. by conscripting orphaned boys from the empire's frontiers
D. by drafting healthy Christian boys from the Balkans
Answer: D
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