The Ottoman Empire

Osman's small frontier state grows into the Balkans, survives defeat by Timur, takes Constantinople in 1453, conquers Egypt and the holy cities under Selim, reaches Vienna under Suleiman, rules through the devshirme, Janissaries and millets, projects power from the Mediterranean to Aceh, turns back from Vienna in 1683, attempts Tanzimat reform, and ends after the First World War with the founding of the Republic of Turkey. Episode 10 of the World Empires series.

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