Islam in the 1600s
Islam in the 1600s: Changes in Wealth and Power
All three of the major Islamic kingdoms lost power and influence in the spice trade with the onset of European commerce and naval adventurism.
We have already seen that the Ottoman Empire began to exploit its control of the lucrative spice trade routes, sometimes refusing to trade with Europe and generally increasing the prices of the goods which were allowed to arrive in Europe. Not surprisingly, European ships sailing around Africa hurt Ottoman trade and limited its prosperity.
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Turks were one of several groups of Turkic speaking people who arrived in modern Turkey between 900 – 1100 A.D. The Ottoman came to dominate an area that included most of modern Turkey, parts of Syria and areas north of the present-day Turkish border. In the mid-1400s the Ottoman Turks invaded Constantinople and sacked it in 1453. From there, the Ottomans moved into Bulgaria and Europe north of Greece finally being defeated in Austria in the 1490s. The Turks would remain in parts of this region until close to the end of the 20th century. Their control of the Bosporus Strait and use of provincial governors called beys enabled them to control a large empire for a vey long period of time.
Map of the Ottoman Empire in 1600.
Ottoman Leaders
As the Ottoman empire grew in the 1400s and 1500s, it was blessed with a series of great leaders who were either great generals or great administrators. In the case of one, Suleiman the Magnificent, he was both.
Selim (1512 – 1520) A great general, he explanded Ottoman influence into Iraq and Syria, Egypt and the Middle East. He began a process which would eventually gain Ottoman influence over much of the Middle East and North Africa.
Suleiman I Also known as Suleiman the Magnificent, he continued the massive expansion began by Selim and was only stopped by Austria near Vienna in 1529.
Rule Under the Ottomans
Given the massive territory of the Empire, the
All three of the major Islamic kingdoms lost power and influence in the spice trade with the onset of European commerce and naval adventurism.
We have already seen that the Ottoman Empire began to exploit its control of the lucrative spice trade routes, sometimes refusing to trade with Europe and generally increasing the prices of the goods which were allowed to arrive in Europe. Not surprisingly, European ships sailing around Africa hurt Ottoman trade and limited its prosperity.
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Turks were one of several groups of Turkic speaking people who arrived in modern Turkey between 900 – 1100 A.D. The Ottoman came to dominate an area that included most of modern Turkey, parts of Syria and areas north of the present-day Turkish border. In the mid-1400s the Ottoman Turks invaded Constantinople and sacked it in 1453. From there, the Ottomans moved into Bulgaria and Europe north of Greece finally being defeated in Austria in the 1490s. The Turks would remain in parts of this region until close to the end of the 20th century. Their control of the Bosporus Strait and use of provincial governors called beys enabled them to control a large empire for a vey long period of time.
Map of the Ottoman Empire in 1600.
Ottoman Leaders
As the Ottoman empire grew in the 1400s and 1500s, it was blessed with a series of great leaders who were either great generals or great administrators. In the case of one, Suleiman the Magnificent, he was both.
Selim (1512 – 1520) A great general, he explanded Ottoman influence into Iraq and Syria, Egypt and the Middle East. He began a process which would eventually gain Ottoman influence over much of the Middle East and North Africa.
Suleiman I Also known as Suleiman the Magnificent, he continued the massive expansion began by Selim and was only stopped by Austria near Vienna in 1529.
Rule Under the Ottomans
Given the massive territory of the Empire, the