HIST 3830 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Dervish, Ottoman Empire, Janissaries
14 Mar 2017
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W9: the rise of europe & ottoman defeats. Context: are reports of ottoman defeats reality or were they framed that way by the. Venetians to bolster their power: ottoman princes are no longer leaving the royal palace into the surrounding provinces to receive education before vying to ascend the throne reduction of skill and experience for the incoming rulers. Combining negative factors: massive state apparatus had to be entertained/paid/kept happy. Especially pertinent when thinking about how large and grand the palace alone would have employed. Europe: venice began to see the ottoman threat fading perhaps it was hoping for the. Christian world within europe to unite against them. This management of non-muslims were based on early muslim beliefs. People were taxed based on their millet but were given protection. Some argue that the empire"s large christian presence early on lead it to choosing the path of tolerance it practiced choosing the path of tolerance it practiced.
