In five pages this paper examines the Ottoman Empire in an historical overview of this time period with how it was successfully maintained and its expansion among the topics discussed. One source is cited in the bibliography.
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were able to remain as a collective organization for over 600 years. An empire is usually said to have a youth, a middle age, and then a decline, but
it is unusual that this would occur over such a long time frame. This discussion will examine the Ottoman Empire to see what successes contributed to its growth and
maintenance. Bibliography lists 1 source. Bbottom.doc THE OTTOMON EMPIRE - 1300-1600 Written by B. Bryan Babcock for
the Paperstore, Inc., January 2001 Introduction An empire is defined as "a large state or a group of states under a single ruler," and the historic group
this is called "Ottoman" is seldom described without the addition, "Empire," after it. It is a good combination of terms for a group of people, from what is now
Turkey that, were able to remain as a collective organization for over 600 years. An empire is usually said to have a youth, a middle age, and then a
decline, but it is unusual that this would occur over such a long time frame. This discussion will examine the Ottoman Empire to see what successes contributed to its
growth and maintenance. "the youth" Othman/Osman During the 11th century roving Turks came out of Anatolia and raided to the west. The strongest of these tribes, the Seljuks, drew the attention
of fellow marauders, the Mongols. The nomads warred back and forth until the Mongols pushed out the Seljuks in 1293. Othman/Osman (1258-1326) emerged as the leader of local Turkish
tribes. "The sons of Osman" used the name Osmanli, which in turn became the English "Ottoman." These Turkish warriors fought under the flag of Islam calling themselves ghazis,