Foundation and Strengths of the Ottoman Empire

 

I. Introduction: Legacy of the Collapse of Baghdad

II. Spread of Islam after 1258

     A. Merchants

     B. Multiple Meanings of Jihad

     C. Sufi Mysticism

III. The Three Gunpowder Empires

IV. Ottoman Empire

     A. Ottoman Conquests

          1. Osman (ruled 1289-1326)

          2. Pattern of Military Victories

          3. Mehmed the Conqueror (ruled 1451-1481)

     B. Strengths of the Early Ottoman Empire

          1. Inheriting Byzantine Structures

          2. Janissaries

V. The Ottoman “Golden Age” (1481-1566)

     A. Bayezid II (ruled 1481-1512)
     B. Selim I (ruled 1512-1520)

     C. Suleiman I (The Magnificent) ruled 1528-1566

VI. Conclusion: Europe and the Ottomans

 

 

Key Terms

Ibn Battuta

Dar al-Islam

jihad

Sufism

Osman

Constantinople

Mehmed the Conqueror

Janissaries

Selim I

Sunni Islam

 

 

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