1. The Ottoman Empire
Crest of the Ottoman Empire

2. Ottoman Government SULTAN Grand Vizier Local Administrators & Military
Divan of Pashas (Cabinet of top ministers)
Regional Governors (Beys)
Heads of Individual Religious Millets
Local Administrators & Military
Muslims
Jews
Christians
Landowners / Tax Collectors

3. Sultan Ruled for life Absolute power Divine-right ruler
Claims to be caliph = leader of Islam

4. Sultan Lives in Topkapi Palace (1450s-1850s) harem:
section of Topkapi Palace where sultan lives
AND
name of group of women who serve as sultan’s concubines

5. Sultan Protected by loyal soldiers called the janissary
Janissary: recruited from Christian home
converted to Islam
trained to become soldiers and government ministers

6. Suleyman I “The Magnificent” (1520-1566)
Led OE to strongest point
Rules for 46 years

7. Suleyman I “The Conqueror” Doubles size of OE
Farthest push into Europe by OE
- adding parts of Hungary and Austria
Adds more of Middle East
- gaining parts of Persia and Arabia
Extends OE into northern Africa

8. Suleyman I “The Lawgiver” Reconstructed Ottoman system of law
Creates unified code of law for entire OE
Bases law on Koran and ideals of Islam

9. Suleyman I “The Artist” Culturally enriches OE
Promotes construction of mosques, monuments, schools,etc
Sinan = Suleyman’s chief architect and engineer; designs hundreds of buildings…

10. Suleymanyie Mosque
Constructed 1558
2nd largest mosque in Istanbul

11. Selimiye Mosque
Built 1575
Located in Edirne

12. Suleyman I “Suleyman the Wise” Organizes meritocracy
- appoints ministers based on talent, not birth
eg: Ibrahim Pasha (slave who becomes grand vizier)
Hayreddin Barbarossa (naval commander)

13. Suleyman I “Suleyman the tolerant”
Does not force non-Muslims to convert to Islam
Allows non-Muslims to freely worship in millets
Millets: Non-Muslim communities were loyal to sultan but were ruled by own religious leaders
Included: Jews, Armenians, Orthodox Christians, others

14. Suleyman I “Suleyman the Crazy” Executes best friend Ibrahim Pasha
Executes son Mustapha
Supports son Selim II as successor
Too influenced by his wife, Roxalana?