With the Ottoman Empire lasting for almost 7 consecutive centuries, it is obvious to us all that this had been done so with great leadership along with the discipline and great belief within its followers to carry out such an idea to attempt to conquer the Western Hemisphere and try to become one of the most powerful empires to ever exist to man kind.
With Osman being the founder and first leader of the Ottoman Empire had the plans of becoming the ruler of trades and that couldnt be possible without the control of Instanbul starting a dynasty that would rule for numerous centuries to come.
Lasting until 1918, the Ottoman Empire was comprised of various institutions such as the Janessaries, and the Devshirme system. The first janessary corp was formed in 1377 consisting of slaves and prisoners. Within years to come the Ottomans then created the devshirme sysytem. A system that would be effective until the 17th century . The fall of the devshirme system is said to be one of the reasons for the collapse of the Ottoman Empire.
Thursday, March 5, 2009
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