The Ottoman Empire, 1300-1650 Site

Conquered the Mamluk Sultanate (Egypt, Syria, and the Holy Cities).

: The system of recruiting and training talented Christian boys for the bureaucracy or military.

: The "Sultanate of Women" and weak rulers led to increased power for palace officials and Janissaries. The Ottoman Empire, 1300-1650

: Internal unrest disrupted Anatolian agriculture and security.

🎯 : By 1650, the Ottoman Empire had shifted from a conquering "war machine" to a bureaucratic state focused on maintaining its massive borders against rising European and Safavid rivals. Conquered the Mamluk Sultanate (Egypt, Syria, and the

: Overhauled the legal system, earning the title "The Lawgiver."

The empire reached its territorial and cultural zenith under Suleiman. Conquered the Mamluk Sultanate (Egypt

: Early conquests moved the capital into Europe (Thrace).