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Ottoman Empire Research Paper

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The Ottomans were a very strong/forceful empire that covered a vast area. They’re one of the greatest civilizations of the modern period. The Ottoman empire was also the most influential of the Muslim empires of the modern period. Their glory in the sixteenth century represents one of the heights of human creativity, idealism, and art. Their culture and military expansion extended over into Europe, and The Ottoman Empire grew to it’s height of power. But as we know it, every great climax must come to a conclusion. The end of the empire of the Seljuk Turks created an opportunity for one of the many Turkish states to arise. The Ottoman Empire emerged from the many small Turkish states with their ruler; Muhammad II. Muhammad II took over and …show more content…

Osman I, Orhan, Murad I, and Beyazid I started the beginning of the Ottoman expansion at the end of the Byzantine empire, Bulgaria, and Serbia. Next the Ottoman empire took over Bursa and Adrianople; it spread the empire and their capital was relocated to both places. Europe soon realized the threat of the Ottoman empire once they had defeated most of the Balkan Peninsula. Bayezid was captured in 1402 after the Ottoman siege Constantinople. The Ottomans, in response, did bounce back from this.
The Ottomans came to their height of power thanks to many rulers. Osman I started their campaign for power when he led his army to displace the Seljuk Turks. Osman I brought his troops to battle the city of Bursa and won a major territory for the Ottomans. Then tragically Osman I died, but his son Orhan comes into power to continue the family reign. The next ruler to continue the …show more content…

The empire reached from as far as North Africa to the Balkans, and modern day Iraq to Russia. The empire had increased its size to include many areas in what is now present-day Europe. At its peak the Ottoman Empire included the areas of Turkey, Egypt, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Macedonia, Hungary, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and parts of the Arabian Peninsula and North Africa. Although it at it’s peak it became one of the largest and longest-lasting empires, the power began to decline at around the 18th

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