HIST 302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Muhammad Ali Of Egypt, Byzantine Empire, Selim Iii
16 Jun 2017
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Terms: bursa, constantinople, istanbul, mekka, medina, mughal, sunni, shia, Siebenb rgen, podolia, mameluke, mustafa iv, suez, moldovia, wallachia, kosovo, Nov 16th paper (3 weeks from now) Check syllabus for suggested topics and instructions. Ottoman empire founded by osman i (founder of dynasty) 1453: his successor decides to take constantinople (istanbul) (named after emperor. Constantinople was until then capital of east roman empire. Mostly rural empire, based on subsistence agriculture (except egypt but comes only later) Territory: north of algeria, parts of libya, egypt, coast of saudi arabia, turkey area, Europeans grow interest in empire because their territory enables spice trade, and don"t want to have to go through arab middle men. Many religions (orthodox, catholics, sunni, shia, protestants, jews ) Similar to roman empire: expands via military means and then co-opts and incorporates elites of newly incorporated territory. To run: brought best brains (not family) of all conquests (ex: even jews gained power)
