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Compare And Contrast The Ottomans And Ottoman Empire

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During the 14th to 16th century, two main empires ruled Spain, the Ottoman and Habsburg empires. Both empires remained standing for hundreds of years before they fell. The Ottoman Empire was an Islamic empire with their population mainly consisting of Muslims. Founded in 1299, they lasted for more than 600 years with more than 30 sultans before they fell. The Habsburg Empire was a Roman Catholic centric empire founded around the 15th century and lasted for more than 400 years. Both the Ottomans and Habsburg allowed minority groups to live in their empire under their government, but had many restrictions that minimized the minority group’s freedom. The minority groups were a big factor in how Habsburg Spain and the Ottomans would maintain their empire. Although each Empire employed religion as a way to maintain their empire, the Ottomans were more successful in maintaining their empire as they used religion to create an army and gain money from the minorities.
In the Islamic ruled empire, the Ottomans relied heavily on religion when it came to maintaining their empire as they used them to build an army using minorities and gain money for their empire them as well. In the Ottoman Empire, Christians and Jews were considered dhimmis, as dhimmis they had their rights protected by Ottoman law and were allowed to continue their own religious organizations, not be forced to follow Islamic law, and have freedom of choice; this system was seen as the Ottoman Empire’s greatest

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