The Ottoman Empire is a Turkish empire that was one of the most successful empires in the world. The Ottoman Empire had lasted from July-12-1299 to 29-October-1923, and it is one of the sixteen empires established in Turkey. Under the rule of Suleiman the magnificent, the empire was under it best rule which was from the 16-17 century. Also the Ottoman empire witnessed many sultans but the weren’t as good as the sultan. The Ottoman Empire has spread its rule over a wide range of counties and seas. From the east it had spread all the way to the Caspian Sea, from the west it had spread to Algeria in the south and to the boarder of the Adriatic Sea in the north. It had also spread north and south but not as far as it had expanded its boarder to the east and west. To the south it had went to Egypt-Algeria, and north as much as Ukraine. What helped make this empire successful is that it was inspired and sustained by Islam.
There are six factors that helped them spread their empire so rapidly. For example their advance in technology and weapons helped the demolish anything that stood in their way in warfare. Another example is clothing and health care. Clothing was important when in warfare because the soldier’s weren’t easily harmed from the opposing soldiers. Also the health of a soldier was important to the army because they can’t send out people who aren’t able to fight because of health issues. What also helped them in warfare is the government, population of the army.
Clothing is one of the important things that the Ottoman Empire relied on in wars. They needed to have strong durable armors for safety and protection during war. Their armor consisted of interlock rings flattened metal and was reinforced at the front. They also had metal plates for them to be protected from wounds and injuries. And they also wore helmets that were called a migfer. Those helmets protected them from sword wounds and injuries.
The Ottoman Empire had an advantage in their populations and army. The ottomans had two systems that helped them raise a huge army, the Timar and Devshirme system. The timar system is about an askeri or a soldier that was given a share of the agricultural taxes of a designated region-usually consisting of several villages- in return for military service as a cavalryman and assistance in provincial administration. They were able to raise 100 000 soldiers with that system. The Devshirme system also helped the army with its population. For example they would take a thousand slave children and would train them well to be the dependents of the sultan. Also those slaves were used in the army. In comparison the Ottoman Empire was able to raise huge armies, unlike the Spanish empire because they tried to built large armies but they failed and that damaged the economy and weren’t able to raise huge armies.
The Ottoman Empire was very advanced in their weaponry they had the ability to demolish any army that stood in their way. The Ottoman Empire had advanced weaponry before other countries. The Ottoman Empire had weapons such as pistols and muskets or modern day shotguns. Those guns had the ability to shoot from a far range and kill the enemy, without the soldier getting wounded. So they had advanced artillery than other enemies.
The government also had an act in leading the wars to success. The government had a system called the Timar system. That system helped them built a successful army. It helped them train elite soldiers or janissaries for war. This way when it came to war the janissaries were able to use the weapons easily. This also helped them keep their soldiers healthy and in good shape for war. The soldiers would train and become healthy, strong soldiers and able to stand on their feet when it came to war.
The success of the Ottoman Empire came in several ways. Some ways had an affect on one another, which helped them create one massive army. That army was able destroy anything that stood in their way because of their advantages and their experience with weapons.
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University press, Cambridge Guns for the sultan, Cambridge university press, United Kingdom 2005
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