It was huge and controlled a large area. Created by the Turish tribes in Anatolia it became one of the most powerful states in the world during the 15 and 16 centuries. It lasted for more than 600 years and at its height it included southwestern Europe and the Middle East.
No, the Ottoman Empire was not the largest and most influential Christian empire. It was a large and influential Islamic empire.
Bulgaria was occupied by the Ottoman Empire from 1396-1878 and fought with Central Powers in World War I (like the Ottoman Empire). Bulgaria still has a large Muslim and Turkish minority.
While the overwhelming majority of the Ottoman Empire was made up of Sunni Moslems and Orthodox Christians, there was a large minority of Shiites in the southern Mesopotamian Provinces of the Ottoman Empire and a Shiite remnant in North Africa.
The Ottoman Empire controlled most of the eastern Mediterranean. It even conquered a small part of Greece. That was in the olden times.
The Ottomans had skilled soldiers, so over time they would conquer different parts slowly, and once they had defeated the last of the Byzantine Empire, the Ottoman Empire was now a large empire. The Ottoman Empire started off as a little community, but kept growing into a large empire, lead by a man named Osman.
No, the Ottoman Empire was not the largest and most influential Christian empire. It was a large and influential Islamic empire.
Anatolia has had a large number of names across time. You may wish to be specific as to what timeframe you are referring to. The last name Turkey had prior to being called Turkey was the Ottoman Empire.
One of the strengths of the Ottoman Empire was that it was very large and spread out. One weakness is that the Empire was too spread out and therefore vulnerable to attacks.
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Bulgaria was occupied by the Ottoman Empire from 1396-1878 and fought with Central Powers in World War I (like the Ottoman Empire). Bulgaria still has a large Muslim and Turkish minority.
While the overwhelming majority of the Ottoman Empire was made up of Sunni Moslems and Orthodox Christians, there was a large minority of Shiites in the southern Mesopotamian Provinces of the Ottoman Empire and a Shiite remnant in North Africa.
The Ottoman Empire controlled most of the eastern Mediterranean. It even conquered a small part of Greece. That was in the olden times.
The Ottomans had skilled soldiers, so over time they would conquer different parts slowly, and once they had defeated the last of the Byzantine Empire, the Ottoman Empire was now a large empire. The Ottoman Empire started off as a little community, but kept growing into a large empire, lead by a man named Osman.
Yes and No. The Crusaders saw Gothic architecture in territories that would eventually become Ottoman, but the Ottoman Empire did not exist during most of the Crusades and when it did, it was small and out of the way.
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The Ottoman Empire was an incredibly diverse empire, which had large Turkish, Arab, Jewish, Armenian, Azeri, Georgian, Greek, Macedonian, Romanian, Berber, Hungarian, Yugoslavs, and Bulgars (not necessarily in the order of Population).