The Ottoman Empire was the biggest and most powerful empire to have ever existed. During the 17th century it contained over 32 states and a few dozen-vassal states, which some later on got taken in by the empire, and some were given big authorities. The Ottoman Empire was in the centre of all Westers and Eastern worlds trades for over 6 centuries. It was at its highest peak when Selim Suleiman known as Suleiman the Magnificent was the ruler. He brought the empire many victories and made it grow faster and bigger then ever. He made the empire great, after his death it all went downhill.
After the death of Suleiman the Ottomans began to lose many battles and signed many treaties. The ottomans were known to be great warriors and win many battles, but after the discovery of the new world Europe’s technology and wealth was much greater then the ottomans. The ottomans were a closed community and did not want to have any contact with other country’s, leaving them years behind on technology. Europe had guns and canons while the ottoman were fighting with axes and swords. Therefor lost many battles. But there were four big incidents, which mainly caused the decline of the empire.
Firstly In 1683 the Ottoman Empire lost a devastating battle outside of Vienna against the better-trained and more technologically advanced army of Habsburg. If this was not enough they got defeated again in 1687 at the battle of Mohacs where they were highly technologically behind, which led to the independence of Hungary from the Ottoman control. They again were defeated in 1697 by Habsburg’s army at the battle of Zenta, where they were forced to sign the treaty of Karlowitz. This treaty forced the Ottoman Empire to lose control over central and southeast ...
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Finally the Greek revolt in 1821 to 1830. Both Romania and Greece wanted independence and supremacy to become Greek Orthodox rather then Turkish Muslim. At first the Ottoman Empire was unable to control the revolt due to its lack of military funds and technology, but later on succeeded with the help of Muhammad Ali’s new army and navy trained by the French. This would have worked out but the Europeans came in the battle supporting the Romanians and the Greeks. The ottomans and Muhammad Ali’s army took a great defeat, and were forced to sign the treaty of London were Greece became a independent state. After this many Christians thought they should become in depended and started there own revolts. Europe helped many of these countries gain independence and succeeded. This caused many territorial losses to the Ottoman Empire.
Two of the most powerful powers in the post-classical period were the Arabian and Byzantine empires. Each had different political, religious, and economic differences that defined their respective cultures, and managing to create vast empires that greatly rivaled each other.
The Ottoman Empire was a large empire that lasted for several hundred years. They were primarily Sunni Muslims and they were led by the Sultan. Over time, they had a long decline, mostly because they hadn’t progressed with the times. France and Britain were getting very involved with their affairs in Egypt. By the late 1800’s most of the Ottoman Empire was gone. During World War One (WWI), in 1916, the Arabs helped Great Britain to defeat the Ottoman Empire. In 1918 the Ottomans surrendered and their empire was dissolved. When mandates were established it caused nationalist ro revolt. General Mustafa
...bargaining position, which led to the Treaty of Karlowitz in 1699. Under the treaty, Sultan Mustafa II was forced to make peace and give up all the territory conquered after 1526 to the Habsburgs, mainly Hungary. Finally, the Habsburgs controlled Hungary but could not consolidate their power until 1711 when Transylvania became ruled by Habsburg governors. However through the entirety of the period 1600-1700, the Habsburgs were unable to cement their rule in Hungary due to factors listed above.
...ti-colored and multi-raced people, which was something that almost none of the other ancient empires had. It was a peaceful empire and was admired by many people. It had amazing acheivements in goverment, military and communication. It was the largest empire in the Ancient World and was an amazing empire, for the 250 years it lasted. The Persian Empire will be remembered as the largest empire in the ancient world and the most tolerant.
The Ottoman Empire were Muslims and included Hungary, Syria, Egypt, Bulgaria, and Albania, and they marched on land. The Ottoman Empire is said to have first appeared somewhere around the 1300’s, and can be related to the decline of the Byzantine Empire. They began conquering Christian lands and by the late 1600’s all Christians were afraid of the “terrible Turk”. It is no wonder that many other people were afraid of the Ottoman Empire since they seem to be really rather powerful and they conquered a lot of land. It was in the 1330’s when the Morroccan Abu Abdallah Ibn Battuta passed through Constantinople and became impressed with the Ottomans who seemed to be gaining power rather quickly, he noticed that they had close to 100 forts and
Moving along, Persian Empire was founded around 548 BC. It was the first largest empire stretching from Atlantic Ocean, Morocco, to Indus River, India. The Persian Empire is most famous for its tolerance over other religions and races and the first people to write the Charter of Human Rights. They also invented coins, roads, postal system, and many more innovations.
The declines of the Ottoman and Qing Empires both had commonalities in their downfall such as corruption in the government, weak armies, and debt to the Europeans, though the main reasons for the collapse of the empires are alike the way that the problems developed are dissimilar. While both the Qing and the Ottoman were in completely separate locations both had government officials that abused their positions of power and brought down the economic standing of the empire as whole. Ottoman rule was at is peak during the sixteenth century and they stayed in that era, as did the Qing, the military advancements that had occurred were not followed by these empires causing them to be utterly defenseless in war. Finally due to the fact that the Ottoman and Qing had no way to protect themselves form the European, the British and French gave them loans or crops that force them into economical strife because they could not pay back the money they had borrowed. All of theses manipulations caused by their governments and the European nations drove to the outcome of two historic leaderships to disband.
The failure of defensive development in Egypt, the Ottoman Empire, and Persia had a large and long-lasting effect on the Muslim world. The original goal of the reforms was to end European intervention, revive the weakening empires, and to be on equal standing with Europe. Yet, all three empires over-utilized the wealth and knowledge of Europe, leading to their ultimate demise. The empires wished to impose reforms in the military, economics, education, and law which the region had not experienced previously. This resulted in backlash, violence, and division within the empires eventually leading to bankruptcy, ironically, to those which they wished to separate themselves.
The growth of the empire was also quite different. The Ottomans experienced growth through further conquest of the Asia Minor, Constantinople, Eu...
...forces (then still under the Sultan) were nearly able to defeat the Greek rebels until the British, French, and Russians united to help the Greeks. Without the Treaty of Balta Liman and the concessions forced out of the Ottoman Empire, they may have been able to develop a modern economy, rather than being indebted to Europe. That would have allowed them to pay for a modern military that could resist European aggression. If not for Western powers short-circuting the defensive developmental plans of the Ottoman Empire. However, it is unrealistic to assume that Europe would have allowed the Ottomans to develop into a modern power--across the world, the major European powers acted to prevent all other countries from becoming their equals. If they had not intervened when they did, they almost certainly would have at some other point in order to assure their dominance.
The big one was in the way the empires were ruled. Russia preferred a highly centralized government while the Ottoman’s for the most part let the local governments do the day to day governance, as long as they still got their taxes. Their religions also differed. The Russians are Orthodox Christians and their government didn’t have much in the way of religious tolerance while the Ottomans had large swaths of conquered lands with many religions so they were quite tolerant so their religious scope was varied. The empires also differed on their relationships with European technology. The Ottoman empire didn’t embrace it and then it was too late and their technology deficit caused their downfall. The Russian’s also stayed away until Peter the Great. After him they wholly embraced everything European. The last example of differences between the Ottoman and Russian empires is their useage of slaves. The Russian’s whole economy was based on serfdom while the Ottomans had child slaves who into their
Most of the civilizations throughout history have been taken over or replaced by other civilizations due to disunity and chaos. Although an empire might seem prosperous, the decline and fall of empires are sometimes inevitable. Even though an empire might seem invincible, there are many factors that could lead to the sudden decline or fall of an empire. Over many centuries, historians have composed many reasons, such as weak militaries, economic burdens, dynastic successions, and external enemies, which have been known to contribute to the rise and fall of many once successful empires.
The Ottoman Empire can be classified as the strongest power in 1500 because of its strategic approach to the allocation of power, the acceptance of minorities, and the use of religion to unite the empire. The way power is divided within a country is very important. If the population has no control, they will feel the need to rebel, and if power is divided too greatly, the problem of rivalry and internal wars occur. The Ottoman Empire was able allocate powers in a way that both diverted the need for rebellion, as well as in a way that united the empire. Uniting power is an important aspect that helps a country remain stable; Europe, for example, was constantly experiencing instability due to the conflicts in power: monarchs were persistently threatening one another, and there was a disconnect in religious leaders (such as having three popes at one time, each with their own opinions and beliefs). The Ottoman Empire, however, did not experience such instability, as power was more successfully divided within the empire: it was always given to a single person in order to avoid rivalries. In fact, a single family ruled for seven centuries without any conflict. (BBC) As well, the millet system un...
The great empires that flourished between 300 B.C.E and 200 B.C.E. can all be broken down into the four factors the contributed to their rise. Although each empire faced prolonged periods of conflict, all four empires succeeded in imposing unity and order among the people. The rise of these empires can be attributed to four specific factors crucial to their construction. The factors crucial to the rise of the great empires included having a centralized form of leadership with enforced uniform legal codes, having powerful military forces, a strong economy, and technological advances. Ultimately an efficiently run, centralized government along side powerful military forces caused the success of the empires however in the same not a decentralized form of leadership and weakened military attributed to the great empires eventual collapse.
On the 25th of March 1821, the Greeks’ fight for independence from the Turks began. After about 8 long years of numerous battles, Greece was able to gain their independence in 1829. Their independence would not have been achievable without the help of their allies, who were mainly the French, Russia, and Great Britain. The philhellenes, or Greece-loving people, in those countries would rally support for Greece, and their revolution was a success because of their support. Greece would not have been able to attain their independence if not for the help of the various influential philhellenes in Great Britain.