How Did the Nizam-i Cedid Launch a Great Transformation in the Ottoman Army?
How did the Nizam-i Cedid launch a great transformation in the Ottoman army? Selim III’s 1792–1807 reform: how the new army was formed and funded, who opposed it and how the Kabakçı Revolt ended it.
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How Did the Battle of Chaldiran Begin the Ottoman-Safavid Struggle?
How did the Battle of Chaldiran begin the Ottoman-Safavid struggle? The causes of the war of 1514, the two armies, the course of the battle, the entry into Tabriz and its consequences.
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How Did the Conquest of Cyprus Change Ottoman Dominance in the Mediterranean?
How did the conquest of Cyprus change Ottoman dominance in the Mediterranean? The 1570–1571 campaign, the sieges of Nicosia and Famagusta, the impact of Lepanto and the 1573 peace with Venice.
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Shaykh al-Islam: How Was the Balance Between Religion and State Established in the Ottoman Empire?
How did the office of Shaykh al-Islam balance the sultan's authority through fatwa, the scholarly class, and law in the Ottoman Empire? Discover its role in the religion-state relationship.
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Why Did the Printing Press Come Late to the Ottoman Empire? The Real Reasons
Did the printing press really come late to the Ottoman Empire? Istanbul’s first presses from 1493, İbrahim Müteferrika’s press of 1727, the alleged religious ban and the real reasons for the delay.
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How Did the Capitulations Make the Ottoman Economy Dependent on Foreign Powers?
How did the capitulations make the Ottoman economy dependent on foreign powers? From the first grant to the Genoese in 1352 to fixed customs rates, berat holders, the Treaty of Balta Liman and abolition at Lausanne in 1923.
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How Did the Caliphate Pass to the Ottomans? Historical Process and Consequences
How did the caliphate pass to the Ottomans? The Egyptian campaign, the story of the last Abbasid caliph, the title “Servant of the Two Holy Sanctuaries” and the road to 1924.
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What Rights Did the Ottoman Millet System Give to Non-Muslims?
Which non-Muslim rights did the Ottoman millet system recognize? Worship, community administration, family law, the jizya and the change brought by the Reform Edict of 1856.
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Why Was Sultan Suleiman Remembered as the Magnificent?
Why was Suleiman the Magnificent called “Magnificent”? His 46-year reign, conquests from Belgrade to Baghdad, law codes, poetry and patronage, and the origin of the epithet “Kanuni.”
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Why Did the Conquest of Constantinople in 1453 Change World History?
Why did the conquest of Constantinople in 1453 change world history? The end of Byzantium, the new Ottoman capital, Europe’s reaction, the Islamic world and the disputed claims about trade routes and the Renaissance.
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