The Economy of the Ottoman Empire The Ottoman economy had a strong basis of many clever trade policies, transportation networks, and an abundance of diverse natural and land resources. It contributed to both European, Asian, and African economic processes, and influenced the economies of many other states in different periods of time. It had great potential for development and for becoming one of the greatest economies in Europe and the Middle-East. However, due to Ottoman conservatism, foreign intervention, and the...
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Why did they decline? What are their major legacies? 1. Ottomans (1335-1920) – Istanbul, Turkey The Ottoman Empire first began as the Turks Tribe under the Rum Seljuk Sultanate in Anatolia after the Mongolian invasion in 1243. They were pushed to Western Anatolia and started to create small states, called be like, under loose Mongol overlordship. Osman, I was the leader of one of those beyliks which then led to the creation of the Ottoman Empire (Streusand, 2011, p.34-6). In...
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Geography: Turkey has a very unique geographical position that is accompanied by even more unique geographical features. Turkey stretches about 1,000 miles west to east and about 300-400 miles north to south and has about a 4,000-mile boundary. Unsurprisingly, Turkey is one of the largest countries in its surrounding area, both in terms of territory and in terms of population. Turkey has the largest land area in Europe and the ninth largest land area in Asia with a staggering 302,535...
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Introduction Ibn Khaldun (Abu Zayd Abd al- Rahman ibn Muhammad ibn Khaldun al- Hadhrami) was a 14th-century Arab historiographer and historian credited of laying foundation to the specialized field of Ilm al- Umrān (Sociology) , who was considered in his Muqaddimah of Kitab al Ibar that, every zenith had a downfall having a central theme of his creative writing is why nations rise to power and what causes their decline. Ibn Khaldun stressed on studying the realities of human society...
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This investigation explores the question: To what extent was the defeat of the Ottoman Empire at the Battle of Sarikamish (1914-1915) the main factor contributing to the Armenian Genocide (1915-1923)? The first source which will be evaluated in depth is Karekin Pastermadjian’s book Karekin Pastermadjian’s book Why Armenia Should Be Free written in 1918 and is relevant because it highlights the conflicts which occurred between the Armenians and Turks which encompasses the Battle of Sarikamish. One limitation to the origin...
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State and non-state are distinguishable, generally based on the construction, organization, and military. Nonetheless, the methods of payment and taxation in state societies vary. When trying to make a historical understanding the structure and institutions are critical to consider. This paper focuses on the socio-economic typology in regards to Ottoman empire, particularly examining the socio-economic history of the empire, and most importantly the multiplicity of socio-economic systems commonly classified into two significant systems: cash-based and fief-based systems, which lead to...
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The Ottoman Empire included a large area that included much of the regions contiguous to the eastern and southern Mediterranean. Ottoman rule stretched for a period of around 700 years and at its height. As a result, the character of Ottoman architecture has undergone multiple changes over the course of this long period. The architectural heritage of the Ottomans can be divided into three phases, starting with the early formative phase, the classical era, followed by a late period marked...
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Since the beginning of civilization, people have always ruled each other, usually through a monarch, but monarchs were overthrown often due to their response to internal and external factors. Different rulers all over the world responded to factors that threatened their rule in different ways, most rulers used violence and force, while others tried to peacefully resolve the conflict. During the post-classical period, many civilizations were interacting profusely which led to a spread in culture and ideas that sometimes challenged...
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