Auspicious Incident

BelligerentsOttoman EmpireJanissary corpsCommanders and leadersMahmud II
Hüsrev Mehmed Pasha Celâleddin AghaStrength 15,000 to 20,000 70,000–135,000Casualties and losses 20,000 janissaries were killed, executed, exiled, or imprisoned.

The Auspicious Incident or Auspicious Event (Ottoman Turkish: وقعۀ خيريّه, romanized: Vak'a-i Hayriyye, lit.'The Fortunate Event' in Constantinople; Vaka-i Şerriyye, lit.'Event of Malignity' in the Balkans) was the forced disbandment of the centuries-old janissary corps by Ottoman SultanMahmud II on 15 June 1826. Most of the 135,000 janissaries revolted against Mahmud II, and after the rebellion was suppressed, many of them were executed (6,000 or more), exiled or imprisoned. The disbanded janissary corps was replaced with a more modern military force.