It is the intention of this paper to take an insightful look at two significantly major historical empires, the Ottoman Empire and the Safavid Empire. According to Quataert, “the Ottoman Empire was one of the greatest, long lasting and most extensive empires in the history of the world” (3). At its height, the Ottoman Empire had a reign of 600 years and during the 15th and 16th century was recognized as one of the most powerful states on the world’s stage. The Ottoman Empire shared its place of significance with several other places of influence, England, Spain, Rome, France and the Dutch Empire to the west and the Safavid state and the Moghul Empire to the east.
The Ottoman Empire was a military power, and demonstrated that they were a force to be reckoned with. Their successful conquering of Rome, Byzantium solidified their standing as a world power in 1453. The Ottoman Empire held to strict religious beliefs and practiced a form of Islam called Sunnism. Additionally, the Ottoman Empire made use of a system where the leaders in power also controlled the leaders of the church. The system was called casesaro-papism.
The Ottoman Empire continued its impact on civilization making strides in art and in music. Because of the Ottoman empire, the percussion instruments were added to further shape the orchestral sound. Cymbals, kettle drum, bells and the side drum were all copied from their use in Ottoman music. Even today, the baton used by drum majors in parades can
The Ming and Ottoman Empires arose after the Mongols in the mid-14th century. These two empires undertook massive renovation. Although there were some broad, common goals in their re-building, the Ming focused inward, while the Ottoman focused outward in building their empires, which reflected in their trading techniques. The Ming dynasty focused on internal trade and restricted external trade; the Ottomans however, mainly focused on external trade rather than internal. Trading across the ocean led to the Ottoman Empire becoming tolerant of ethnic religious minorities due to their large landmass, whereas the Ming dynasty’s geography caused them to become isolated, therefore leading them to become selective of their treatment towards ethnic
Because of the Ottoman and Mughal Empire being tolerant of other beliefs, people of all religions living in the empire lived in peace. The Ottomans granted freedom of worship to
The Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughals were all explosive realms. The reason for this paper is to thoroughly analyze the contrasts between these domains.
While taking the class of Early Modern European History there was two states that really stuck out and peaked my interest the most. They were the Ottoman Empire and Early Modern Europe. If you compare and contrast both the Ottoman Empire and Early Modern Europe during the 16th Century through the 18th Century, you will see that there are a number of similarities as well as differences when you look at the expansion of the states. You will also see many of these contrasts as well when you look in terms of each states military and commerce. Although the Ottoman Empire existed before the 16th century and continued to exist past the 18th century and in great decline until the early 20th century, when looking at the state as a whole the time
In a time notorious for religious wars and acts of injustice, some empires chose to keep an open mind and benefited greatly. The Ottoman empire used other empires’ religious intolerance to their advantage. They had all religions, even their own, make a contribution to the empire. Muslims and people of conquered lands were forced to served in the military. On the other hand, Jews and Christians had to heavy taxes. By allowing Jews and Christians a safe place to practice their religion it made the empire desirable. With other empires forcing conversions, expelling, or even murdering paying tax was no problem. In exchange for paying these tax the
The decline of the Mongol Empire laid ground for the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal empires. These three empires all had military strength, Sovereign Pride, Religious commitment, and Aesthetic sophistication in common to varying degrees. The Safavid and Ottoman empires are usually compared because of the wars that broke out between them and their similar attributes. However, this will be a comparison of the Safavid and Mughal Empires.
The Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughals were all gunpowder empires. The purpose of this essay is to compare and contrast the differences between all of these empires mentioned. Each fall into five different categories.
The Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal societies all relied on bureaucracies that drew inspiration from the steppe traditions of Turkish and Mogol people and from the heritage of Islam, they adopted similar policies, they looked for ways to keep peace in their societies which were made up of different religious and ethnic backgrounds, and they were associated with literary and artistic talents. Military and religious factors gave rise to all three of these empires.
History has consisted of many different empires. Two of the earlier empires are known as the Ottoman Empire and the Safavid Empire. The Ottoman Empire was established around 1299 by Osman I, who was also a leader of the Turkish tribes (History.com). The Ottomans began in Asia Minor during the break down of the Turks, which later led the Ottoman Empire to expand and conquer land across Asia and Europe. While the Safavid Empire was established in 1501 east of the Ottoman Empire. The Safavid Empire emerged in modern day Iran, which was east of where the Ottoman Empire started and expanded. Both of these empires were strong in power and had many resources available to them.
The Ottoman and Mongolian empire. Two of the biggest empires created in the 13th century. The Ottoman Empire began in 1299 and hit its peak in 1683, but ended up falling in 1922. The Mongolian Empire began in 1206 and hit its peak in 1270. The Mongolian empire lasted until 1368. The Ottoman Empire was superior to the Mongols. The Ottomans lasted about 450 years longer than the Mongols and knew how to use gunpowder.
The Ottoman empire; one of the greatest empires in history. The Empire, at its height, ruled most of the land around the Mediterranean. It contributed much to culture, science, religion, war, politics, and the world. Its monumental fall will be known throughout history. How can the swift decline of the Ottoman power be explained? Perhaps the best way to understand how important this event was, there needs to be a brief explanation of the history behind this epic collapse; showing the rise before the fall and the drastic change.
The Ottoman Empire was a small warrior state to begin with, and lasted until 1922, but later peaked in the 16th century when it expanded to control land all around the eastern Mediterranean, the Red Sea, and in the deep Middle East- they also had designs on much of Europe and were able to conquer territory in eastern Europe, but then stopped just outside of Vienna.
The Ottoman Empire was a successful empire established by Osman Gaze, a Turkish tribal leader. It spanned at the end of the 13th century, and lasted to the beginning of the 20th century. The Ottoman conquest of Constantinople, the fall of the Byzantine Empire, brought enormous shock to Western and Central Europe, but the actual economic and politic influence was minor because of their connection to Africa as well as colonial expansion. However, the effect of Ottoman conquest brought themselves a wealth poured into Anatolia where was capital city of the Ottoman Empire and the place commercial and industrial power developed. This essay will be discussing mainly about the daily life of people such as religious exercise, education, law, and occupation
In the Article, “The Rise of the Ottoman Turks and Its Historical Background”, William L. Langer and Robert P. Blake precisely discuses to readers the progression of one of the most phenomenal empires in history, The Ottomans. To go along with that they also speak upon any of its historical backgrounds. The information that is provided in this article comes from two authors that have worked with history for multiple years. The first author is William L. Langer; Historian, ex-chairman of the history department at Harvard University, and a specialist in diplomacy. He also has worked on many books in his past, but mainly dealing with European History. The second author, historian, and also a professor from Harvard, Robert P. Blake mainly has a past with focusing on the Byzantine Empire. So they are both very reliable sources when
In 1280, the Ottoman Turks rose and controlled most of Southeastern Europe, Southwest Asia and parts of North Africa. Starting in the early 1500’s CE, the Safavids and Mughals created powerful states, whose institutions and policies shared many similarities to the Ottoman Empire. These three Muslim states controlled the richest and most developed lands on three continents, and challenged Europeans for control of numerous seas and trade routes. This occurred until the 1800’s when they were all either in decline or had fully collapsed. All empires experience a rise and a fall which reflects on their leader. The Ottoman Turks and the Mughal Empire experience a rise because their ruler was responsible and committed to their duties. Empires such as the Mughals and the Safavids experienced a fall as a reflection of an oblivious and careless ruler.