HIST 3547 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Readwrite, Rashidun, Divisions Of The World In Islam
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The origin of name, ottoman comes from italian. Ottoman name comes from the 1st sultan, osman = osman li. Origin of the name, osman is arabic. Many religious + many ethnicities = ottoman. 1923 is the officially end of ottoman empire. Turkish : related to central asian languages such as kazak, uygur. Ottoman was the name of the sultan"s family. People were calling themselves roman. (but we now call them ottomans because. Western european powers wanted to dissociate themselves from ottoman) Being called a turk was an insult at that time = it meant being uneducated (cannot read/write), having nomadic customs, and riding horses. Being called a greek was an insult at that time= it meant being someone who is not christian yet, being a pagan. Inclusivist policy : complete religion freedom as long as you honor the new ruler of roman. Citizenship: if you live in the borders of roman empire, you are a citizen.
