In their rise to power, the Ottomans were aided by the ghazi, who were
A) Mongol mercenaries.
B) Christian captives raised to fight for them.
C) Muslim religious warriors.
D) Anatolian peasants, eager to escape heavy taxes of the Byzantine empire.
E) All these answers are correct.
Answer: C) Muslim religious warriors.
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