The Ottoman Empire

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The Ottoman Empire

• 1280-1918

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http//www.ac.wwu.edu/helfgott/maps-ottoman-empir
e.htm
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Justin McCarthy, The Map Project, MESA
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Osman I, 1258-1324
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www.usak.org.uk/images/Bebek_Istanbul.jpg
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Mehmet II (the Conqueror), who ruled from
1451-1481
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Suleyman the Magnificent (or the Law Giver,
ruled 1520-1566
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young.jpg
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Islam and the Ottoman Empire

• Sultan caliph (head of Islam)
• Divided the empire into Millets (religious
  groups)
• Divided the world into the House of Islam and
  the House of War

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Sultans headpiece, decorated with gold,
emeralds, rubies, diamonds, and pearls
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The gate of the Topkapi Palace, the oldest and
largest of the remaining palaces in the world.
http//www.bibleplaces.com/istanbul.htm
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View from the Topkapi palace
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pOm.Topkapi6.jpg
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Its a huge palace - the outer wall surrounding
it is 3 miles long.
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A garden within the palace walls
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Gold dishes (for eating sweetmeats)
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1.JPG
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Golden cradle
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dle_16cc.jpg
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Jeweled Dagger
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dagger_1746.jpg
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Courtyard of the palace harem
http//www.edwebproject.org/balkans/pics/istanbul.
harem.jpg
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Harem Hall
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ey/Istanbul/Istanbul-394.html
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Devshirme (devsirme)
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racii/devshirme.jpg
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Janissaries
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Janissary band
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anissaries2.jpg
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Ottoman Sipahi (cavalry)
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eerwesen_I/Sipahi1530.jpg
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Famous Grand Vizier, Mehmet Sokollu, one of the
devshirme boys from Bosnia
http//www.answers.com/topic/sokollu-mehmet-pa-a
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The Blue Mosque
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Inside the Blue Mosque
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Summary of the devshirme system

• Slaves were taken from any non-Muslim areas.
  Race and language didnt matter.
• Slaves were given jobs according to their
  interests and abilities. (Slaves did NOT do
  agricultural work as American slaves did.)

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Importance of the System

• Government positions were based on merit, not on
  birth.
• Slaves were loyal to the sultan. They owed
  their rank to him, and they had no powerful
  families to support them if they rebelled.
• When the system ended in the mid-1600s, the
  government and military declined.

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Until the 18th century, the Ottoman Empire was
one of the greatest empires in the world.

• It has left a lasting legacy in the Balkans and
  the Middle East.