Ottoman Empire
Introduction Lasted over 600 years!! (@1300-1922) Founder: Osman I Rulers were called Sultan Capital: Bursa (1300s-1453), Istanbul/Constantinople (1453-1922) Primarily an Islamic country/empire 1923: OE dies when new country, Republic of Turkey created
Original location of the Ottoman Empire • Anatolia (modern Turkey)
Ottoman Government SULTAN Grand Vizier Divan (Cabinet) Pashas(Gov’t Officials) Heads of Individual Religious Millets Local Administrators & Military Muslims Jews Christians Landowners / Tax Collectors
Sultan Ruled for life Absolute power Divine-right ruler Claims to be caliph = leader of Islam
Sultan Lives in Topkapi Palace (Istanbul) (1450s-1850s) harem: section of Topkapi Palace where sultan lives AND name of group of women who serve as sultan’s concubines
Osman I (1300-1326) Founder of OE; Ottoman = “house of Osman” Claims divine right to rule (Osman’s dream) Begins dynasty
The Golden Age of the Ottomans
Bursa 1st capital of Ottoman Empire (@1326) Capital until 1453
Istanbul
Istanbul Conquered by OE in 1453 Called Constantinople until captured by OE Ottoman capital until 1923 Largest city in Turkey
Ankara
Ankara Ataturk Mausoleum Capital of Republic of Turkey Became capital in 1923 Ataturk Mausoleum
Things to know: Constantinople/Istanbul Vienna Mecca Medina Jerusalem Cairo Bursa Ankara Baghdad Mediterranean Sea Black Sea And know some of the countries that border present-day Turkey