The Collapse Of The Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman Turks emerged on the periphery of the Byzantine Empire and the Saljuk Turks. Under a Turkish Muslim warrior named Osman, raids were conducted in western Anatolia on Byzantine settlements and a vast number of Turks were united under his banner. Those Turks who flocked to Osman's banner and followed him into the history books came to be called the Ottomans. The word Ottoman, fits these Turks well as it roughly translates from Turkish as "those associated with Oman."

The Ottoman had several scenes of decline and each one had marked their history and are linked with it so I will explain each one. The armistice of 1918 ended the fighting between the Ottoman Empire and the Allies but didn´t bring stability or peace to the region. The British controlled Syria, Palestine and Mesopotamia.

The world began to drastically change before the year fifteen hundred. These changes not only reshaped the world, but continued to change and develop from the fifteenth to the seventeenth centuries. Among these changes came the formation of many outstanding empires that included the Ottoman and Safavid Empires. The Ottoman and Safavid Empires account for two of the three Islamic Empires that underwent change and development during these centuries. Both empires had a ruler at the head of the empire; a sultan ruled the Ottoman Empire while a shah ruled the Safavid Empire. Two great rulers emerged from these empires; a sultan named Suleiman the Magnificent ruler of the Ottoman Empire and a shah named Abbas the Great ruler of the Safavid Empire.

The Ottoman Empire was one of the most powerful states during the fifteenth to nineteenth centuries. In the twentieth century, this empire grew weaker

The Ottoman Empire, by the late 18th century was deteriorating at a rapid rate. Once called the

Before the sixteenth century, the Ottoman and Safavid empires flourished. However, later on both empires underwent dramatic change and political and economic troubles weakened them. From 1500 to 1800, in the Eastern Mediterranean region, the Ottoman and Safavid empires both fell due to economic difficulties and military decline however, their religious conflicts differed. Both the Safavid and Ottoman empires experienced decline due to extreme economic difficulties. By the eighteenth century, domestic economies were under great stress and foreign trade had declined drastically.

Since the beginning, all empires have faced change in many ways, declining and rising in status. Many empires have collapsed, only to start again under a different name. Like all empires, the three Muslim Empires, the Ottomans, Safavids, and Mughals have faced this inevitable state. Although each individual empire is different, they each have similarities in their reasons for decline. Whether it is social, religious, economic, or political reasons, the empires, like many others, have fallen.

In this week’s chapter, it discusses a lot about the rise and fall of the Ottoman and Safavid Empires. In many dynasties, it is critically important to have a well balanced society and economy. Anderson displays many of the reasons why these two empires were so great during their time, but evidently loss of power and control of government can be a major turning point and, eventually, led to the decline of these empires. This specific chapter focus on the systems of governance that was established in each empire.

As Spain, Britain, and the Netherlands established new colonies, and had easy access to new trade routes, they relied more on their new colonies for trading goods, rather than on the Ottoman Empire. This eventually lead to the Ottoman Empire’s decline.

The first reason this caused collapse is that the empire is so spread out it becomes separated. The reason for this is when you get spread out not everyone will have the same views as what the capital has. For example, in Germany during WWII their empire grew to all of Europe except for Britain. This meant that due to such diversity people started to think of ideas that contradicted the main idea set by Germany. This would cause collapse because it creates a non-unified

During the Stagnation period, the Ottomans faced economic and politic discontent. Moreover, the battle of Vienna was a major setback for the Ottomans as their expansion to Europe was restricted. One of the major causes for the decline of the Ottoman Empire began with the death of Suleiman the Magnificent in 1566, tailed by the European developments in technology. When the Ottomans failed to industrialize, they began to fall behind Europe in naval and military technologies and strategies. After Suleiman death, the following leaders of the Ottoman Empire failed to invest in modern technology, failed to take advantage of the scientific revolution, and the Enlightenment (728,730-732,734) As a result, throughout the rest of the 1500s and 1600s the Ottoman Empire declined in power even more after a series of military defeats, and loss of territory. In the 1800s, the Ottomans encountered severe rebellions, as the empire became politically and socially instable. Moreover, the Ottoman Empire declined as a result of both internal and external factors. Internally, the Ottomans dealt with numerous problems. First, after the death of Suleiman the Magnificent, the sultans became weak, less energetic, and the empire suffered increasing corruption. Moreover, the Janissaries became a huge problem as they demanded higher wages, and became very rebellious. Additionally, the size of the Ottoman Empire became problematic. The ottomans failed to keep control over their empire, failed to expand, and as a result their economy was affected. Externally, Portuguese circumnavigation around Africa to India opened new spice routes to Asia. As a result, the Ottoman Turks lost their monopoly on spice trade costing them a lot of money. Also, the Spanish Empire brought huge amount of Gold and Silver into Europe which resulted in inflation and other troubles for the Ottoman Empire. The

The internal factors were more important to the decline of the Ottoman Empire. Nationalism and independence movement by different groups within the Ottoman Empire led to rebellion where independence were achieved by Greece, Serbia, Bulgaria, and Romania. The Ottoman Empire also had a weak central government and they were unable to effectively raise revenue (taxes) to support the military and bureaucracy. Therefore, the internal factors eventually led to the external factors of the decline of the Ottoman Empire when they were not being able to prevent region after region from falling under European control due to a weak government and military. China's Self strengthening movement and the Tanzimat reforms were similar and difference in many

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.

Today, there are virtually no multinational states remaining and one would be hard-pressed to find a government that has remained in place since the pre-World War I era. In that sense, it is highly unlikely that the Ottoman Empire could have survived the tumultuous 20th Century. Nevertheless, it may have had a chance. If not for European intervention, Ottoman reforms may have succeeded. However, even with those reforms, they had to compete with the rise of nationalism, which would have been difficult.

The rise of the Ottoman Empire started in Turkey and spread through most of the Middle East. Their military practice and successful transition to the use of gun powder made them one of the most successful ruling bodies in the Middle East. The Ottoman Empire which ruled until modern times had great influence on the Middle Eastern world. Their political and economic abilities astonished the western world. Their religious views and fears were instilled into any non-Muslim and helped the western world to find new trade. The rise of Christianity in the western world provided new ways to preserve the dead and ended the need for frankensence, the main export of the Ottoman Empire. This