Ottoman Dynasty

The three major early modern Islamic Empires, The Ottomans, Safavids, and Mughal, ruled vast territories and people with diverse ethnic backgrounds, and myriad of different sectarian faiths. As one would expect, the Muslim subject of theses empires were treated as privileged citizen compared to their non-Muslim counterparts. Muslims comprised the majority of imperial courts for the Safavids, Ottomans, and Mughal Empire, and held high bureaucratic offices, such as mayors, governors, and viziers.…

according to Wikipedia invented in Egypt around 3,500 B.C., Persia 3,000, then Iraq in 2,600 and finally Backgammon was invented in around 450 to 500 A.D How did Backgammon spread? According to Wikipedia, it started in the Byzantine Empire, then the Ottoman empire, so what would become Turkey and modern day Greece, Then east Asia and western Europe and finally America. Why is Backgammon popular? There exist multiple reasons but one is that it is so old that it has had more time to spread and…

The Mevlevi Order: History and Organization In the 13th century, one of the most famous poets emerged in the Muslim world, Jalâl ud-Dîn Rûmî, who developed a strong group of followers that developed into the modern understanding of the Mevlevi brotherhood . Even in modernity, Rûmî holds a special place as a special place amongst groups. Born in Balkh in Central Asia to a well-respected, learned Islamic family, Rûmî’s family pushed towards modern-day Turkey in an attempt to avoid the Mongol…

responsible for this acute destructive catastrophe resulted in a complete chaos throughout European nations: severe damage in one’s nation military forces; millions of soldiers sacrificed, especially men; loss of countless innocent lives; corrupted dynasties; economically decline due to the massive purchase of weapons. Specifically, the war itself was hindered when Austria-Hungary invaded thus declaring war to the Kingdom of Serbia on the 28th of July in 1914. An uncontrollable complicated human…

The origins of the First World War have become a recurring topic amongst modern historians; it is both a fascinating and complex debate. The central question discussed is the issue of which European nation is to blame for the origins of world war one. It is seemingly a difficult question to answer without merely blaming one nation over the other for causing this major European crisis in August of 1914.However, most historians appear to point their fingers at Germany due to its desire to…

Phobias of inferiority developed due to social Darwinism are what caused the leaders of five major powers, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Russia, Serbia, France, and Great Britain, to take a dramatic and unnecessary leap into a Europe-wide altercation. The idea of nationalism and heightened or decreased social stature was enough for these representatives to lose sight of what it meant to see from another’s point of view, as well as what it meant to be loyal in terms of kin and allies. European…

A revolution breaks out in Russia on November 7th , the French and the Bolsheviks took power in St. Petersburg. They negotiate an armistice with the Central Powers early December. France loses its eastern ally and Germany can concentrate its forces on the western front. On January 8, 1918, US President outlines his war goals (14 points). Thomas Woodrow Wilson intends in particular to ensure freedom of navigation on the seas, ensure the birth of new states (Czechoslovakia, Poland ...) and create…

1. The classical empires legitimate their power by displaying a set cultural and belief system. Religion played a big role to control and maintain social orders, while bringing a sense of unity. I think the most effective was the first Persian empire. The Persian Empire was founded by Cyrus the Great around 550 BCE. Although the Persian Empire came to an end by Alexander the Great in 330 BCE, it had a lasting legacy and setting the standards for other future empires. The Persian Empire also…

seizing the opportunity to establish a nation-state. The Kurds have been oppressed and tossed around for the past century and are now in a position to create a sovereign state. Pre world war 1, the Kurds lived rather peacefully under the Ottoman Turks. The Ottomans only acted violently against the Kurds when there were calls for independence; otherwise, the Kurdish people spent their days herding sheep in the highlands of the Mesopotamian region. After the Great War, the Kurds found themselves…

World War One and World War Two are two major events that happened in our world. They were started partly because of four major things, militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism. Nationalism is the idea that one’s country is better than everyone elses, which was a prominent feeling throughout the 1900’s while these two major wars went on. Although World War One and World War Two occurred during different time frames and involved different leaders, they both had a strong supply of…