Ottoman Empire

for his complete reconstruction of the Ottoman legal system.

The most important role of the Grand Vizier in the Ottoman Empire was to have the greatest ministry in Sultan with the most power of attorney.

Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent of the Ottoman Empire was a Sunni Muslim of the Hanafi School.

Answer this question… It resisted new ideas from Europe.

In the arts, there is a paucity of extant objects from the early Ottoman period, but it is apparent from surviving buildings that Byzantine, Mamluk, and Persian traditions were integrated to form a distinctly Ottoman artistic vocabulary. Significant changes came about with the establishment of the new capital in former Byzantine Constantinople. After the conquest, Hagia Sophia, the great Byzantine church, was transformed into an imperial mosque and became a source of inspiration for Ottoman architects. Mehmed II ("the Conqueror," r. 1444-46, 1451-81) envisaged the city as the center of his growing world empire and began an ambitious rebuilding program. He commissioned two palaces (the Old and the New, later Topkapi, palaces) as well as a mosque complex (the Mehmediye, later Fatih complex), which combined religious, educational, social, and commercial functions. In his commissions, Mehmed drew from Turkic, Perso-Islamic, and Byzantine artistic repertoires. He was also interested in developments in western Europe. Ottoman, Iranian, and European artists and scholars flocked to Mehmed's court, making him one of the greatest Renaissance patrons of his time. Under Mehmed's successors, his eclectic style, reflective of the mixed heritage of the Ottomans, was gradually integrated into a uniquely Ottoman artistic vocabulary. Further geographic expansion brought additions to this vocabulary. Most significantly, the victory against the Safavids at a battle in eastern Anatolia (1514) and the addition of Mamluk Syria, Egypt, and the Holy Cities of Islam(Mecca and Medina) to the Ottoman realm under Selim I ("the Grim," r. 1512-20), led to the increased presence of Iranian and Arab artists and intellectuals at the Ottoman court. The reighn of Suleyman (popularly known as "the Magnificent" or "the Lawmaker"), often regarded as a "Golden Age," was defined by geographic expansion, trade, and economic growth, as well as cultural and artistic activity. The age of Süleyman (r. 1520-66) witnessed the zenith of Ottoman art and culture. Among the most outstanding achievements of this period were the mosques and religious complexes built by Sinan (1539-1588), one of the most celebrated Islamic architects. Hundreds of public buildings were designed and constructed throughout the Ottoman empire, contributing to the dissemination of Ottoman culture. In the period following Süleyman's death, architectural and artistic activity resumed under patrons from the imperial family and the ruling elite. Commissions continued outside the imperial capital, with many pious foundations established across the realm.During the late fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, developments occurred in every artistic feild, with those in architecture, calligraphy, manuscript painting, textiles, and ceramics being particularly significant. Apart from Istanbul, various cities in the provinces were also recognized as major artistic and commercial centers: Iznik was renowned for ceramics, Bursa for silks and textiles, Cairo for the production of carpets, and Baghdad for the arts of the book. Ottoman visual culture had an impact in the different regions it ruled. Despite local variations, the legacy of the sixteenth-century Ottoman artistic tradition can still be seen in monuments from the Balkans to the Caucasus, from Algeria to Baghdad, and from Crimea to Yemen, that incorporate signature elements such as hemispherical domes, slender pencil-shaped minarets, and enclosed courts with domed porticoes. Enjoy! have a lot of knowlege about art! :D

The Islamic Empire is in three continents Asia, Africa, and Europe. Islam is spread all over the world (as Christianity) but with different percentage of Muslims to each country total population.

Suleyman the second. He also gained the nickname "Suleyman the Lawgiver" by his own people. He was know as "Suleyman the Magnificent" in th West. This title was a tribute to the splendor of his court and to his cultural achievements.

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the major cities of the ottoman empire were: Istanbul, Cairo, Haleb (Aleppo), Buda, Bursa, Baghdad etc...

Mustafa Mehmet Konuray has written:

'The interactions of hot spheres and volatile liquids'

The Ottoman Empire controlled the land trade-routes between East Asia and Europe. As a result, it was able to dominate trade until the Europeans circumvented Ottoman-controlled lands by finding an all-water route to East Asia in the sixteenth century.

The Ottoman Empire was named after it's first leader Osman I.

The Mughal Empire practiced religious tolerance, while the Safavid Empire oppressed religious minorities.

The crowning of Mehmed II

Suleiman was important because he ruled during the peak of the Golden Age Of Islam. He built a lot of mosques (Muslim churches), governmental buildings and he was also different from other Kings. His father was Selim The Terrible. His father was so feared the they were nervous of Suleiman Taking the throne. When he finally did, they were suprised because he was nothing like his father. They eventually named him The Magnificent while other named him The Lawgiver. He spent most of his time writing poetry and in the arts. Suleiman often wore eye make-up and a headress to show he was superior.

It would allow him to take over the Dardanelle Straight and provide Russian ships access to the Mediterranean Sea

Well, due to the Loss of European territories during the Balkan Wars it was considerably reduced.It had a substantuial Greek minorty probably 20 percent about 2 milion people. Also had jEWS and Armenians as well as Kurds.

The Ottoman Empire controlled one leg of the Silk Road and it would have been practically impossible for the Silk Road to have passed outside of Ottoman Territory if a land route were used. (The northern path through Kipchak and Russian territory was so dangerous that nobody would attempt it.) As a result, all silk road trade was controlled and delimited by the Ottomans.

The religions of the Ottoman and the Safavid Empires were Sunni Islam and Shia Islam respectively.

Yes, when Constantinople fell, the scholars from Constantinople took their work ie: Maps, Paintings, Formulas, Diagrams, etc. They went to Italy and spread their Ideas. So, the fall of Constantinople affected the Italian Renaissance,

Byzantine empire, if you could call it that. The crusaders had already destroyed the empire as it had existed, cating fractured latin and greek succesor states. But the last vestige of imperial roman authority that had been preserved by the greek speaking byzantines was finally put to an end by the ottoman turks when they took constantinople.

The capital city of the Ottoman Empire during the First World War was Constantinople.

Suleiman the Magnificent (1494-1566), also known as Suleiman I.