Category: Ottoman Empire

Responding of the Yuan and Ottoman Rulers to Changing Factors in Order to Maintain Power Since the beginning of civilization, people have always ruled each other, usually through a monarch, but monarchs were overthrown often due to their response to internal and external factors. Different rulers all over the world responded to factors that threatened…

Socio-Economic Systems of the Ottoman Empire State and non-state are distinguishable, generally based on the construction, organization, and military. Nonetheless, the methods of payment and taxation in state societies vary. When trying to make a historical understanding the structure and institutions are critical to consider. This paper focuses on the socio-economic typology in regards to…

The Architecture of the Ottomans The Ottoman Empire included a large area that included much of the regions contiguous to the eastern and southern Mediterranean. Ottoman rule stretched for a period of around 700 years and at its height. As a result, the character of Ottoman architecture has undergone multiple changes over the course of…

Defeat of the Ottoman Empire at the Battle of Sarikamish: Critical Analysis This investigation explores the question: To what extent was the defeat of the Ottoman Empire at the Battle of Sarikamish (1914-1915) the main factor contributing to the Armenian Genocide (1915-1923)? The first source which will be evaluated in depth is Karekin Pastermadjians book…

Causes of the Decline of the Ottoman Empire: Analytical Essay Introduction Ibn Khaldun (Abu Zayd Abd al- Rahman ibn Muhammad ibn Khaldun al- Hadhrami) was a 14th-century Arab historiographer and historian credited of laying foundation to the specialized field of Ilm al- Umr
n (Sociology) , who was considered in his Muqaddimah of Kitab al Ibar…

Importance of Ottoman Empire for Turkey: Analytical Essay Why did they decline? What are their major legacies? 1. Ottomans (1335-1920)  Istanbul, Turkey The Ottoman Empire first began as the Turks Tribe under the Rum Seljuk Sultanate in Anatolia after the Mongolian invasion in 1243. They were pushed to Western Anatolia and started to create…

Analytical Essay on Ottoman Empire: Geography, History and Economy Geography: Turkey has a very unique geographical position that is accompanied by even more unique geographical features. Turkey stretches about 1,000 miles west to east and about 300-400 miles north to south and has about a 4,000-mile boundary. Unsurprisingly, Turkey is one of the largest countries…

Critical Analysis of the Economy of the Ottoman Empire The Economy of the Ottoman Empire The Ottoman economy had a strong basis of many clever trade policies, transportation networks, and an abundance of diverse natural and land resources. It contributed to both European, Asian, and African economic processes, and influenced the economies of many other…