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Suleiman: The Golden Age of the Ottoman Empire

Suleiman: The Golden Age of the Ottoman Empire. 1520-1566. What are the characteristics of a leader that is considered “magnificent?. Military Conquests. Conquered Budapest (1526), burned the city, and withdrew his troops Took over control of N. Africa 1543 took over control of Hungary

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Suleiman: The Golden Age of the Ottoman Empire

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  1. Suleiman: The Golden Age of the Ottoman Empire 1520-1566

  2. What are the characteristics of a leader that is considered “magnificent?

  3. Military Conquests Conquered Budapest (1526), burned the city, and withdrew his troops Took over control of N. Africa 1543 took over control of Hungary Expanded east into Persia and south into Mesopotamia Europeans considered him important to balance of power – allied with Charles V of France

  4. Suleiman, the Lawgiver Awarded based on merit Updated and simplified the legal code Crime punishments more focused on fines than physical punishment Regulation of market and trade

  5. Education All through the ulema Ulema exempt from taxes – created education aristocracy Free education to all Muslim boys

  6. Art & Architecture Greatly patronized the arts Istanbul becomes center of Islamic civilization Series of building projects – mosques, palaces

  7. Movie: Suleiman, Leader of the Ottoman Empire

  8. Choosing his successor • Woman convinced him to choose her son, Selim • Selim takes over – kills everyone else

  9. The Ottoman Empire Declines….

  10. Why did it decline after Suleiman? Islamic historians say… Corruption in the government Decreased interest of the government in popular opinion Began with Selim II, Suleiman’s son

  11. Selim II Didn’t really care about affairs of government – gave a lot of power to his vizier “Selim the Drunkard” Never had the training from Suleiman Relied heavily on Great Vizier – sets a model Only rules for 8 years

  12. Problems only continue… Power struggles Rise no longer based on merit Strong European military powers beat back Ottomans Rapid population increase Creation of new trade routes that bypassed Istanbul Failure to Industrialize

  13. Then you had little thing called World War I... Ottoman Empire defeated Turkey officially a country on November 1, 1922

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