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	Ottoman Empire
		The reign of Süleyman the Magnificent (1520-1566) was the Ottoman golden age.
		The Ottomans were defeated in World War I. After the war, the empire was abolished in 1923 by Kemal Atatürk and replaced with the modern Turkish Republic.
		Above, the tomb of Ertugrul Gazi, progenitor of the Ottoman Empire, at Sögüt, near Bilecik.
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	The Age of Sinan: Architectural Culture in the Ottoman Empire Art Bulletin, The - Find Articles
		The hybridity of Ottoman architecture, insufficiently European and not quite conforming to an Orientalist paradigm favoring age and "authenticity," proved an obstacle to its study and insertion into the architectural canon.
		She is also hesitant to classify Ottoman architecture according to type, since a typological perspective presupposes self-propelled changes within a specific type and diverts attention from the variations and multiplicities that could occur simultaneously in the same period and within the career of one architect.
		Decorum in an Ottoman context was an incrementally developed and increasingly formal consensus that regulated the relations between architectural monuments and patrons, taking into account their social rank, gender, and even their accomplishments in the field of battle.
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	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Ottoman Empire
		The Empire faced military challenges in defending itself against foreign invasion and occupation: Egypt, for instance, was occupied by the French in 1798, while Cyprus was loaned to the British in 1878 in exchange of Britain's favors at the Congress of Berlin following the defeat of the Ottoman Empire at the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78.
		The empire was to submit to a complete partition beginning with the initial ceasefire agreement the Armistice of Mudros, followed by the occupation of Istanbul; under the shadow of Turkish Courts-Martial of 1919-20 and the Malta exiles, and leading eventually to the Treaty of Sèvres.
		Ultimately, the Ottoman Empire's relatively high degree of tolerance for ethnic differences proved to be one of its greatest strengths in integrating the new regions until the rise of nationalism (this non-assimilative policy became a weakness during the dissolution of the empire that neither the first or second parliaments could successfully address).
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	ottoman empire - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
		The Ottoman Empire was a multi-ethnic state that existed from 1299 to 1923 (624 years), one of the largest empires to rule the borders of the Mediterranean Sea.
		The Empire was situated in the middle of East and West and interacted throughout its 6 century history with both the East and the West.
		The Ottoman Empire was defeated by the Allies during the war and its territories were colonized by the victors.
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		Culturally, the Empire portrayed itself as the Islamic successor of earlier Mediterranean empires (the Roman and Byzantine empires).
		Early historiography of the empire was based largely on analysis of Ottoman military victories and defeats, while current approaches take a wider perspective, the scope of which includes the social dynamics of territorial growth and dissolution, and the examination of economic factors and their role in the empire's eventual stagnation and decline.
		The core of the Ottoman Empire, the Kayi tribe of Oğuz Turks, was part of the westward Turkic migrations from Central Asia that began during the 10th century.
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	Ottoman Empire - MSN Encarta
		Ottoman Empire, dynastic state centered in what is now Turkey, founded in the late 13th century and dismantled in the early 20th century.
		After his death the empire experienced severe internal crises, including disorder in the provinces, unrest in the military as serious inflation caused soldiers to be underpaid or not paid at all, and succession issues due to the lack of candidates who were of age to assume the sultanate.
		To be an Ottoman one had to serve the state and the religion and know the “Ottoman way.” Serving the state meant having a position within the military, the bureaucracy, or the religious establishment that carried with it the coveted askeri status and tax exemption.
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	ipedia.com: Ottoman Empire Article (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Ottoman Empire was a Turkish state in the Middle East that comprised Anatolia, part of Southwest Asia, North Africa and south-eastern Europe in the 14th to 20th centuries, established by a tribe of Oghuz Turks in western Anatolia.
		The Empire reached its apex under Suleiman the Magnificent in the 16th century when it stretched from the Persian Gulf in the east to Hungary in the northwest; and from Egypt in the south to the Caucasus in the north.
		For centuries, the Ottoman Empire was the refuge of the Jews of Europe.
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	Ottoman Empire Summary
		With the Mongol Empire extending to west, the Kayı became a puppet and vassal of the Il Khanate of the Mongol Empire.
		According to Ottoman understanding, the state's primary responsibility was to defend and extend the land of the Muslims and to ensure security and harmony within its borders within the overarching context of orthodox sunni Islamic practice and dynastic sovereignty.
		Ultimately, the Ottoman Empire's relatively high degree of tolerance on the level of ethnicity proved to be one of its greatest strengths in integrating the new regions until the rise of nationalism under the Ottoman Empire.
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	THE OTTOMAN TURKS :: By Billy, Nick, Ciara, and Stephen
		Though there were leaders in the Ottoman Empire before Osman I, he is still regarded as the founder of the empire, as he was the first leader to declare his independence, as well as begin expansion.
		The Ottomans were one of the first states to effectively embrace gunpowder weapons and use them to great effect in their conquering of the Middle East, Northern Africa, and parts of the Balkans.
		This had a huge impact on culture in the area, and was a major signal to the Roman Catholic Church, as well as the rest of Europe, that the Ottomans were not a force to be trifled with.
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	Ottoman Empire at AllExperts
		Earlier historiography of the empire was based largely upon analysis of Ottoman military victories and defeats; current approaches take a wider perspective, the scope of which includes the social dynamics of territorial growth and dissolution, and examination of economic factors and their role in the empire's eventual stagnation and decline.
		With the territorial expansion of the Mongol Empire to the west, the KayÄ± became a puppet and vassal of the Il Khanate of the Mongols.
		The expansionist policies of the Ottoman Empire did not lead to total war, given the fact that the Ottoman raids in the Balkans were not undertaken with the aim of destruction and booty, but with the goal of Ottoman settlement in the area.
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	The Greater Ottoman Empire, 1600–1800 \| Thematic Essay \| Timeline of Art History \| The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The armature of the empire was instrumental in spreading the central
		The Ottoman presence was in many ways limited to the major urban centers, however, and local culture was sustained among the different ethnic communities of the empire, such as the Christians of the Balkans and Armenia and the powerful Jewish and Greek merchants of Istanbul.
		Although the essential ground plan of the spacious, domed Ottoman mosque transferred from Istanbul, local interpretations of the plans sent from the capital affected the appearance of the facade or the proportions of the architectural elements.
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	Ottoman Empire Online, World Encyclopedia, India encyclopedia, Featured Articles, Cover Stories, World wide ...
		According to Ottoman understanding, the state's primary responsibility was to defend and extend the land of the Muslims and to ensure security and harmony within its borders within the overarching context of orthodox Islamic practice and dynastic sovereignty.
		The Ottoman sultan, pÃ¢diÅÃ¢h or "lord of kings", served as the empire's sole regent and was considered to be the embodiment of its government, though he did not always exercise complete control.
		Throughout Ottoman history, however â” despite the supreme de jure authority of the sultans and the occasional exercise of de facto authority by Grand Viziers â” there were many instances in which local governors acted independently, and even in opposition to the ruler.
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	Ottoman Empire - Encyclopedia.com
		Ottoman Empire Former Turkish state that controlled much of se Europe, the Middle East and North Africa between the 14th and 20th centuries.
		Under Suleiman I (the Magnificent) (r.1520–66), the Ottoman Empire included the Arab lands of the Middle East and North Africa, se Europe, and the e Mediterranean.
		Ottoman Policy during the Bulgarian Independence Crisis, 1908-9: Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria at the Outset of the Young Turk Revolution.
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	Ottoman Empire - Crystalinks
		The empire they built was the largest and most influential of the Muslim empires of the modern period, and their culture and military expansion crossed over into Europe.
		While historians like to talk about empires in terms of growth and decline, the Ottomans were a force to be reckoned with, militarily and culturally, right up until the break-up of the empire in the first decades of this century.
		The Ottoman Empire was a vast state founded in the late 13th century by Turkish tribes in Anatolia and ruled by the descendants of Osman I until its dissolution in 1918.
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	North Carolina Museum of Art - May 2002
		At its peak, the empire of the Ottomans covered modern-day Turkey and the Near East, stretched across Northern Egypt and North Africa, and extended into Europe through the Balkans and Hungary and to the walls of Vienna.
		The Ottomans' cultural achievements mark one of the zeniths of art history, comparable in many ways to the finest moments of the European Renaissance, according to exhibition curator John Coffey, the Museum's deputy director for collections and programs.
		The golden age of the empire during the reign of Süleyman the Magnificent (1520-1566) is particularly noteworthy for its great military conquests and artistic excellence.
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	Ottoman Empire
		Austria and Russia attacked the northern fringes throughout the period, and the empire slowly collapsed in the 19th century as the Balkan nations emerged.
		This was a thinly populated backwater for the Turks, noteworthy mainly for Roman ruins and piracy (with U.S. Marines landing at Tripoli in 1801).
		Under the Ottomans, Turkish was sometimes even written in the Armenian (as in the Greek) alphabet; but that era is long gone, and the Armenian alphabet today is only seen in the former Soviet Republic of Armenia and in Armenian exile communities, as in Syria, Lebanon, and the United States.
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	Ottoman
		In A.D. 285, the emperor Diocletian undertook the reorganization of the Roman Empire, dividing jurisdiction between its Latin-speaking and Greek-speaking halves.
		Although Greek in language and culture, the Byzantine Empire was thoroughly Roman in its laws and administration.
		Almost until the end of its long history, the Byzantine Empire was seen as ecumenical--intended to encompass all Christian people--rather tha The arrival of the first Christians (the word "Christian" was at first a term of abuse) made little impact on the world of Rome.
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	Turkish Culture Portal
		As it can be seen in various Ottoman Empire miniatures depicting the life of the era, coffeehouses were cosmopolitan locales where various guests were entertained, and masculine, high-profile locations where boys with no facial hair served coffee.
		In Ottoman times, it was in coffeehouses that the bard, the comedian, the “Karagöz” (shadow play) artist would set their stage and perform.
		In the Ottoman Empire, the treasured coffee which was, appropriately enough, nicknamed “Black Pearl,” was one of the preferred drinks of men in the public sphere, and of woman in the private sphere.
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		The empire they built was the largest and most influential of the Muslim empires of the modern period, and their culture and military expansion crossed over into Europe.
		While historians like to talk about empires in terms of growth and decline, the Ottomans were a force to be reckoned with, militarily and culturally, right up until the break-up of the empire in the first decades of this century.
		No culture seems to invite such a total association of the entire history and greatness of the culture in a single individual as Ottoman culture does.
	www.wsu.edu:8080 /~dee/OTTOMAN/OTTOMAN1.HTM (417 words)

	'Aqoul Reviews - Books & Media: Ottoman Empire Archives
		It traces the short-lived revival of Ottoman authority in the upper Persian Gulf, from its aggressive and promising start on the heels of the Tanzimat Reforms in the latter half of the 19th century, to its gradual retreat again in the early 20th.
		Brummett's primary thesis is that the Ottoman sultanate, contrary to the older view of a state interested primarily in land revenue and hence pure territorial aggrandizement, was a far more sophisticated player in the international trade market than it is usually given credit for.
		Probably better categorized under Ottoman history, as though it discusses the concept of the waqf briefly in the context of Islamic law, it is mostly a fascinating discourse on the establisment and function of charitable institutions in the Ottoman system in particular.
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	Ottoman Empire
		The Ottoman Empire was not a Turkish empire as such, since Turks did not profit more from the benefits of the state than the peoples in non-Turkish territories.
		The empire was through most of its period not a state in the modern sense of the word, but more of a military administration.
		While the Ottoman Empire at its death bed had few friends, it still had offered its inhabitants many benefits through most of its existence.
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	Culture of the Ottoman Empire
		If someone from the Ottoman Empire were to come back to their home, they would be suprised how the people now dress very differently.
		After the fall of the Ottoman Empire wanted people to modernize their ways and one way of doing this would be to make the people dress like westerners(1).
		Turkey was the center of the Ottoman Empire, where the sultan resided, and where all the laws passed.
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	Turkish Studies - Ottoman Empire
		The Ottoman state began as one of many small Turkish states that emerged in Asia Minor during the breakdown of the empire of the Seljuk Turks.
		The Ottoman Turks began to absorb the other states, and during the reign (1451–81) of Muhammad II they ended all other local Turkish dynasties.
		The early phase of Ottoman expansion took place under Osman I, Orkhan, Murad I, and Beyazid I at the expense of the...
	www.umich.edu /~turkish/ottemp.html (346 words)

	Necipoglu, G.: The Age of Sinan: Architectural Culture in the Ottoman Empire.
		Necipoglu, G.: The Age of Sinan: Architectural Culture in the Ottoman Empire.
		During his tenure as Chief Royal Architect (1539-1588) in the "Golden Age" of the Ottoman Empire, Sinan designed hundreds of structures that helped create the renowned urban image of Istanbul, particularly mosques with seemingly weightless, light-filled centralized domes that have been compared with developments in Renaissance Italy.
		A sophisticated study of the cultural and social history of Ottoman architecture, interpreting the oeuvre of a seminal figure in the early modern eastern Mediterranean world, it is must reading for scholars and students of art history and other fields with an interest in the Ottoman Empire.
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	The Age of Sinan, by Gülru Necipoglu
		His distinctive architectural idiom also left its imprint over the terrains of a vast empire extending from the Danube to the Tigris, and he became the most celebrated of all Ottoman architects, particularly renowned for his influence on the cityscape of Istanbul.
		In the 1510s the state formed by earlier Ottoman sultans in Anatolia and the Balkans burst out of these bounds, seizing territories on every front and forcing the world to recognise it as a great power.
		The empire’s resources increased by leaps and bounds, and under Süleyman the Magnificent (1520-66) the new wealth began to be spent on ambitious architectural projects that radically changed the appearance of Istanbul, the capital, and other cities.
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	School of History, Classics and Archaeology: The Ottoman empire
		Culture contact and culture change: The archaeology of Roman imperialism c.
		This course will introduce students to the history of the Ottoman state and society from 1300 to 1922.
		The sprawling, powerful empire left its imprint upon not only the 20+ states which now exist on formerly Ottoman territory, it also influenced the development of neighboring countries, particularly in Europe.
	www.bbk.ac.uk /hca/prospective/undergraduate/bacourseunits/ottomanempire (338 words)

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