The devahrime system was created in order to : a. promote the expansion of sikhism in the ottoman empire b. illuminate the influence of christianity in the ottoman empire c. create trade relationships between the ottoman and mughal empires d. provide the ottoman empire with trained professional soldiers

D. Provide the Ottoman Empire with trained professional soldiers

Explanation:

The Devshirme system was a system through which the Ottoman Empire was getting recruits for its military. This system was also known as the ''blood tax'' and the people of the Balkan Peninsula had it the hardest with it. The Ottoman officers were going each year and getting the strongest young boys, usually preferring to take them at age 8 or 9, but it was done with boys up until the age of 18. Once taken away, the little boys were trained for the military, as well as being thought to practice the Islam and the Sultan, thus making them a loyal military force. The name used for this soldiers was mostly Yanichari.

might be agreeing to participate ethically with other european nations in the slave trade

or notifying other european nations when taking possession   of african territories

its main object was the establishment of "settlement houses" in poor urban areas, in which volunteer middle-class "settlement workers" would live, hoping to share knowledge and culture with, and alleviate the poverty of, their low-income neighbors.