: The system of recruiting and training talented Christian boys for the bureaucracy or military.
: Religious minorities (Jews and Christians) governed their own communal affairs. The Ottoman Empire, 1300-1650
The empire began with , a tribal leader in northwest Anatolia. : The system of recruiting and training talented
: Commissioned the architect Sinan to build masterpieces like the Süleymaniye Mosque. Administration and Society The Ottoman Empire, 1300-1650
: All land was technically owned by the Sultan, preventing the rise of independent landed nobles. Transition and Stagnation (1566–1650)
Conquered the Mamluk Sultanate (Egypt, Syria, and the Holy Cities).
The "Ottoman System" was designed for stability and efficiency.