Kurdish Notables and the Ottoman State by Hakan Özoğlu Review by: Buşra Özdemir‚ 211553806 Published by State Univ of New York (February 2004) Series: Suny Series in Middle Eastern Studies Hardcover: 192 pages Rise of Kurdish Nationalism This book examines the issue in the context of Ottoman Empire. It focuses primarily on understanding the social‚ political‚ and historical forces behind the emergence and development of Kurdish nationalism in the Ottoman context which it was born. Also‚ this
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The struggle between Greece and the Ottoman Empire can be dated back to the fifteenth century. The Ottoman Empire found itself fragile after the Napoleonic Wars of the 19th century‚ giving Greece an advantage to gain their independence from the Turkish Muslims. Nationalistic fervor spread among the Greek population‚ strengthening their will to overcome the rule of the Ottomans. From such tension rose a great war among the Greeks and the Ottomans‚ with the intervention of France‚ Russia‚ and Great
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The Ottoman‚ Safavid‚ and Mughal societies all relied on bureaucracies that drew inspiration from the steppe traditions of Turkish and Mogol people and from the heritage of Islam‚ they adopted similar policies‚ they looked for ways to keep peace in their societies which were made up of different religious and ethnic backgrounds‚ and they were associated with literary and artistic talents. Military and religious factors gave rise to all three of these empires. The Ottoman Empire: The Ottoman
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The Ottoman Empire was a successful frontier state‚ which was named from the Osman Bey. Being placed on the border of Byzantine empire‚ the Ottoman had the opportunity to wage war. In 1326‚ the Ottoman had their first great success by capturing the Anatolian city of Bursa. With this captured‚ Anatolian became one of the Ottoman principality. Adrianople became the second capital and also was place as the base for further expansion. “The downfall of the Ottoman empire has developed as an outcome of
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Turkish Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman rules centered on the cities of Algiers‚ Tunis‚ and Tripoli. Though several dynasties were founded‚ including the semi-independent Muradids(1612-1702) and Husaynids(1705-1881) in Tunisia‚ and Qaramanlis(1711-1835) in Libya‚ the Empire maintained its strong influence for the next two hundred years in Maghreb until the European forces’ intervention in the 19th century. Through the artworks‚ it is obvious that the political and social influence of Ottoman Empire changed
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At the head of the Ottoman Empire was the sultan‚ as they are called Islamic rulers who helped him viziers‚ ministers responsible for government tasks; While the rest of the population‚ a privileged group played government positions in the capital of the Empire one of its provinces‚ in the military or as a religious minister and others in various activities such as agriculture‚ livestock and trade. As cultural diversity Ottoman Empire (population up by pardons from different cultures‚ who speak several
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The Ottoman Empire was under control by the Muslims‚ and during that time era‚ there was a system called devshirme. “It was no wonder then that Ottoman Christians deployed many strategies to avoid the devshirme” (Strayer‚ p. 495). The devshirme system was a convolute situation to stay away from because there would be Ottoman officers collecting all the young Christian boys. It was a devastating for the parents getting their sons taken away from them. Strayer states that the parent’s bargain with
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what made the Ottoman Empire so great? What are some of its major contributions in terms of science and technology? The Ottoman Empire was among the longest-lasting empires (about 600 years during the 15th and 16th centuries) and is one of the largest and most successful empires in the world. The Ottoman Empire’s influence on other countries was worldwide; they spread their culture‚ government‚ politics‚ lifestyle‚ expectations‚ science religion etc. The Ottoman Empire made huge reforms and many contributions
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post-Mongol Muslim empire lasted the longest? P.485 2. In 1453‚ what city and empire did the Ottoman Empire attack? P.486 3. With what Italian city-state did the Ottomans fight a prolonged war? What was the outcome of that war? p.486 4. What was the court language of the Ottoman Empire called? P.490 5. What was the askeri and raya? P.490 6. Describe the “balanced” military of the Ottomans. P.490 7. What became the primary religion in the Balkans? P.490 8. What caused inflation
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OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Devshirme: Every 2 years or so‚ young Christians were taken and trained and converted to Islam. They would either be janissaries (foot soldiers) but ones with “intellectual promise” went to work in the government. Many became powerful. Some were slaves? Because the enslavement of the Muslims was not allowed. The power was NOT hereditary (like the Chinese). So the sultan surrounded himself with people who did not have families. Millet System: Each religion had their own leader -Kept
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