Islam and the Ottoman Empire
At its core, the Ottoman Empire was a strongly Muslim state. The emphasis the empire placed on ensuring the place of Islam in government has scarcely been seen elsewhere in history.
At its core, the Ottoman Empire was a strongly Muslim state. The emphasis the empire placed on ensuring the place of Islam in government has scarcely been seen elsewhere in history.
In 100 years, over 500,000 of Spain’s Muslims were killed, forced to convert, or exiled from their homeland. The tragedy of this genocide of religious intolerance by Spain’s Christians must never be forgotten.
In its final days, the Ottoman Empire was divided along nationalistic lines, helping make it even weaker than before. How did this nationalist agenda find its way into the empire and how did it bring it down?
The loss of the Islamic character of the Ottoman Empire in the 1800s had a major role in bringing the empire down. The Ottomans went from being the leaders of the Muslim world to erasing Islam from government itself.
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