Ottoman Empire

The Ottomans were an Empire that lasted from around 1300 C.E. until about 1919 making it one of the longest lasting and richest empires in world history. The Ottomans managed to blend their pastoral nomadic roots with some very un-nomadic empire buildings and some really impressive architecture making them very different than other empires. The empire, or at least the dynasty, was founded by Osman Bey. The term “osman” is a Latin for “House of Osman”. The Ottoman were the greatest in the…

fought among the Ottoman Empire, Russia, Britain, and France over the failing Ottoman Empire. Disputes over a Russian protectorate in the Ottoman Empire’s vassal states erupted into war when a solution could not be worked out. After France had increased its influence in the ottoman Empire, Russia sought to do the same but was rejected. As tensions grew between the Ottoman Empire and Russia, Russia’s relationships with the other powers were deteriorating. When the Ottoman Empire declared war on…

Africa north of the Sahara and Southwestern Asia is the most prominent and politically controversial region. The area is known to have dry climates and environmental problems that affect their source of freshwater. The political control of Ottoman Empire affected much of the world culture and world trade. The region is also known for the diversity of many religions and languages that influences their beliefs. Northern Africa and Southwestern Asia has become the country it is today due to the…

Over the centuries, two Islamic Empires have been fighting for decades. “”The Ottoman ruler, Selim I sent a letter to the Persian rival, Isma’il I, leader of the Shi’ite Safavid state.””(Sunni versus Shi’ite) “” Isma’il had entered the Ottoman territory and had demanded that Ottoman subjects accept Shi’ism.””(Sunni versus Shi’ite) In response to this Selim I threaten him with this letter. One thing lead to the other and eventually Isma’il I and Selim I had a war. “”Selim I won the battle of…

From the 12th to 20th centuries, the Ottoman, Mughal, and Qing empires conquered and dominated Asia Minor, the Balkans, the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent, and China. During the height of their power, they faced many challenges that they had to overcome in order to rule their people successfully. The Ottomans, who were Muslim, had to deal with the Jews, Christians, and other non-Muslims in the empire. They also had to deal with the Mongols as the Ottomans moved in tribal groups from the…

The Ottoman Empire was one of the flourishing empires in Middle East in the period between from 1299 and 1924. The Ottoman Empire overextended from Southwest Asia to Europe and Northern Africa, hence it was a significant trading route (Alderson 20). Several diverse ethnic groups and religious groups settled in the empire. Ottomans Empire flourished until the time the First World War began. Nevertheless, just as any other empire, the Ottoman Empire was meant to collapse t some point. This can be…

The term Ottoman is a dynastic designation which is extracted from Osman I (Arabic: ʿUthmān), who was the nomadic Turkmen leader who instituted both the dynasty and the empire about 1300. Ottoman empire dates back to 15th and 16th centuries, it was established by Turkish Tribes in Anatolia (Asia Minor). It grew as one of the most influential states in the world. The period of Ottoman remained for 600 years and it ended in 1922, when it was substituted by the Turkish Republic and several other…

The Fall of the Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire, one of Europe’s greatest powers, . There are many causes of the the Ottoman Empire’s demise. Unemployment and economic decline developed severe ramifications on an already climbing debt. Rising debt obligated business owners to constrict production which lead to poor manufacturing. Unprosperous exportation of products constituted for a substantial reliance on agriculture, which lost the battle of competition between other agricultural…

Westernization of the Ottoman Empire Muhammad Abduh’s theories regarding lawmaking policy, in consensus with his article Laws Should Change in Accordance with the Conditions of Nations and the Theology of Unity, directly connect with the surrounding economic and trade policies of the increasingly westernized Ottoman Empire during the end of the long nineteenth century, specifically concerning the trade policies with England, but not excluding the relationships between the Ottoman Empire with…

As Davide Rodogno writes at the beginning of chapter one, the chapter's focus was on "international context of the Nineteenth-Century humanitarian interventions" (pg.18); specifically that which took place in the Ottoman Empire. As well as focusing on the Ottoman Christians, who were "victims of massacre, atrocities, and extermination" (pg.18). One part of Chapter one that interested me was the section dedicated to "Massacre, Atrocity, and Extermination"(pg.31); Rodogno briefly explains the…