The Ottoman Empire, 1300-1650 Online

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: European powers developed better gunpowder technology and oceanic trade routes. The Ottoman Empire, 1300-1650

: Internal unrest disrupted Anatolian agriculture and security. To help you dive deeper, tell me if

: Commissioned the architect Sinan to build masterpieces like the Süleymaniye Mosque. Administration and Society To help you dive deeper

(r. 1512–1520) shifted focus to the Islamic heartlands: Defeated the Safavids in Persia.

This era saw the Ottomans become a global superpower under legendary Sultans. The Fall of Constantinople (1453)

: Overhauled the legal system, earning the title "The Lawgiver."