1. The Ottoman Empire

2. Ottoman Origins Nomadic Turkish Tribe
Defeat to Mongols pushed them to Anatolia
Founded by “Osman” Ottomans gradually Expanded
Slowly Absorbed Anatolian Muslims into their ranks

3. Ottoman expansion policies
The Choice
A) Fight the Ottomans and suffer (like the Mongol policy)
B) Accept Ottoman domination
If Choice B…or Survivor of Choice A:
Convert to Islam (if you want!)
Paid the jitza tax (if you don’t!)

4. Ottoman expansion policies
Local officials replaced by Ottomans
Infrastructure built/rebuilt
education and conversion to Islam encourage

5. Ottoman Expansion

6. Some Ottoman Sultans

7. Orhan : Expanded the Army, founded the Janissaries

8. Murad: Conquered the Balkans

9. Bayezid I: Captured by Tamerlane 

10. Sultan Mehmet II (1451-1481) called the Fatih (the Conqueror)
Conquered Constantinople, renamed Istanbul
Mehmet II rebuilt the city and built many public works
Bribed people to move to Istanbul

11. Bayezid the Just (Second)
Gained control of vital trade routes
Sent the Ottoman navy to rescue/resettle Jews from Spain

12. Selim the Grim Conquered Malmuk Sultanate Empire grew 70%
Defeated the Safavids, securing Middle East hegemony

13. Suleiman the “Magnificent”
Conquered parts of Europe (making it to Vienna)
Annexed much of the Middle East, North Africa, and Algeria
Dominated the Deas

14. Suleiman the Lawgiver Ottoman law codes Reformed the government
Champion of Education
Expanded public works
Cultural Explosion

15. Ottoman Empire After Suleiman

16. After Suleiman Most Powerful Empire in the World
Suleiman executed two of his sons
Successor left ruling to advisors
Slowly began to decline