Ottoman
Ottoman Sultans and State Administration: Governance Strategies and Reforms
How did the Ottoman sultans govern the state? Istimalet, succession, the eyalet and timar systems, the divan, the Tanzimat and the Kanun-ı Esasi.
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Ottoman Sultans and Art: Architecture, Literature, and Cultural Heritage
How did the Ottoman sultans support art? The Süleymaniye and Sinan, the poet sultans, Şeyh Hamdullah, the court ateliers, the şehnamecis and Selim III.
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Alexander the Great and the Ottoman Sultans: Historical Parallels
What parallels link Alexander the Great and the Ottoman sultans? Dhu al-Qarnayn, Ahmedi’s Iskendername of 1390 and Mehmed the Conqueror’s idea of world dominion.
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Ottoman Sultans’ War Strategies: Stories of Victory and Defeat
How did the Ottoman sultans plan their wars? The conquest of Istanbul, Chaldiran, Ridaniya and Mohács, and the defeats at Lepanto and Vienna.
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Ottoman Sultans and Reform Movements: Efforts at Modernization
Which reform movements did the Ottoman sultans carry out? Modernization under Selim III, Mahmud II, Abdülmecid, Abdülaziz and Abdülhamid II, from the Nizam-ı Cedid to the constitution.
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