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Ottoman Empire
Lasting nearly 650 years, the Ottoman Empire (modern day Turkey) was one of the most powerful empires the world has ever seen. Istanbul, its capital for the last 470 years, was one of the most culturally diverse cities on the planet at the time.
1,226 Questions
Why was Vienna wanted by the Ottoman Empire?
It was rich and the trade there was worth considerable amounts of money.
What other name is T E Lawrence known by?
T E Lawrence is also known by the name Lawrence of Arabia. He was born in Tremadog. He was a military officer famous for his role in Arab revolt against the Ottoman empire. He was an excellent writer too.
Why was India successful in world trade?
Since ancient times, India's location made it a center for trade between southwest Asia and East Asia. Also, it had been a source for other goods shipped throughout the world.
Armenians and Arabs
What is the difference between the byzantine empire and the ottoman empire?
The Byzantine Empire was formed from the remains of the roman empire. Constantine the Great became Emperor of what was left of the Roman Empire in around 324 ad/ce. He moved the capitol of the Empire from Rome, which was basically in ruins having been continuously sacked by barbarians, to Byzantium which he renamed Constantinople in 330ad/ce. This marked the beginning of what we call the Byzantine Empire, though at the time they still considered it the Roman Empire. The Byzantine Empire lasted 1123 years and 18 days(Philip Mansel). It went through periods of prosperity war expansion more war and then disintegration like all other empires and in 1453 the city of Constantinople was all that was left of the Byzantine empire. The territory it used to hole had long since been lost or fallen to the Ottomans, a nomadic Muslim people whose leader, the Sultan, was descendant from Osman(a great conquerer and leader). The Ottomans conquered Constantinople under the leadership of young Sultan Mehmet II in 1453 and this dynasty reigned till the collapse of the empire in the early 1900's. At this point the modern state of Turkey was formed and Constantinople had its name changed to Istanbul.
Who started the ottoman dynasty?
OSMAN I, the namesake of the Ottoman Empire (Osmanlı İmparatorluğu in Turkish), founded the Ottoman Dynasty. The Ottoman Empire is one of the few multicentennial empires that had only one royal family/dynasty.
Did the Ottoman Empire resist the European trade and culture?
The Ottoman Empire tried to resist European Trade and Culture but were not terribly effective in doing either, especially at resisting European Culture.
What empire did the Ottoman Empire replace?
They replaced the Greeks as the hegemonic power of the Americas, they were known as the Napoleon of the west.
What faction of Islam controlled the Ottoman Empire and what faction controlled the Safavid Dynasty?
i don't know if it's right but Sunni and shiite stupit odessywire
The ottoman empire allowed non Muslims to practice their own religion if they paid a special tax?
True, they were allowed . #yourwelcome
What was the plight of the Armenians living in the Ottoman Empire during World War 1?
The Armenians, along with the Pontic Greeks, and Assyrians, were subject to a GENOCIDE in the Ottoman Empire during the years of 1915-1917.
The genocide was very well-organized. The first group attacked and murdered were the Armenian intellectuals in Istanbul, which were the very people who would be most attached to the Ottoman State and willing to argue against independence in their communities. Next, entire villages were expunged of the majority-Armenian, majority-Greek, and majority-Assyrian inhabitants and the names of the cities completely altered to create "theoretical" Turkish names in a process called Turkification. The Armenians were marched to Deir ez-Zur in the Syrian desert without food and water (the Pontic Greeks and the Assyrians were marched to other places). There were numerous massacres and concentration camps along the route to Deir ez-Zur. Roughly 1.5 million Armenians were killed and over half of the Armenian homeland was depopulated of Armenians.
What was the most important conquest in the rise of the ottoman empire?
Most historians of the Ottoman Empire will argue that the conquest of Constantinople by Sultan Mehmet II was the important victory that Ottomans ever won.
What were the oceans that surrounded the Ottoman Empire?
The only ocean that the Ottoman Empire touched was the Indian Ocean. However, the Ottoman Empire also touched the Black Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, and the Persian Gulf.
What weapon in 1453 did the ottoman's use on constaninople's land walls?
One of the main reasons that Constantinople remained in the hands of the Byzantine Empire for so long was due to its massive walls.
In 1453, the Ottomans were experts at manufacturing cannons. These were vital weapons in breaching the walls. After several days bombardment, a section of the wall fell, and the well-trained Ottoman army took the city after several days street-fighting.
