It depends on the century the question refers to. In the 16th Century, the Ottoman Empire was the most powerful empire west of China. In the 19th Century, the Ottoman Empire was one of the weakest empires in the world and called the "Sick Man of Europe".
The Safavids were Twelver Shiite Muslims in comparison to the Ottomans and the Mughals who were Sunni Muslims.
It depends on the century the question refers to. In the 16th Century, the Ottoman Empire was the most powerful empire west of China. In the 19th Century, the Ottoman Empire was one of the weakest empires in the world and called the "Sick Man of Europe".
I believe it's the Ottomans.
It depends on the century the question refers to. In the 16th Century, the Ottoman Empire was the most powerful empire west of China. In the 19th Century, the Ottoman Empire was one of the weakest empires in the world and called the "Sick Man of Europe".
It depends on the century the question refers to. In the 16th Century, the Ottoman Empire was the most powerful empire west of China. In the 19th Century, the Ottoman Empire was one of the weakest empires in the world and called the "Sick Man of Europe".
The Songhai Empire
Some powerful empires that existed around at the same time were the Aztec and Inca Empires. However, the Inca Empire was much larger.
Even though they were Turks, the Ottoman Empire never called themselves Turks. They opened the doors to whomever wanted to serve the empire. They gathered the smartest population for 600 years and ruled large portions of the world. Ottomans were not cruel towards the countries that they conquered. They did not make foreign people slaves or force them to be Muslims, although non-Muslims within the Empire paid additional taxes and were excluded from some activities. The Ottoman Empire was the best organized Turkish empire ever. Before the Ottomans, there were many Turkish states or empires; however, they were not as successful as the Ottomans.
The largest and most powerful Muslim empire was the Ottoman Empire.
Some people think that the Roman Empire was the most powerful empire in history. However, this is not the view of historians. More powerful empires have existed. Probably the most powerful empire in history was the British colonial empire.
I think you mean Armenians. These were Eastern Christians occupying the European area of the Ottoman Turkish empire. During WWI (1914-1918) the Ottomans carried out a genocide of the Armenians, although this is still contested by Turkey.
A collection of kingdoms under one powerful ruler is known as an empire. Examples of empires can be seen throughout history, the Roman Empire, the Ottoman empire, the Mongol Empire, and the British Empire, just to name a few.