The Ottomans

The Ottomans

1. Social Structure

   • Men of the pen e.g. scientists,lawyers,architects
     • Men of religion e.g. Imama and judges
       • Men of swords e.g. solider
   • Men of negotiation e.g. Merchants, craftsman,artisans
   • Men of husbandry e.g. farmers and hearders
   • slaves
     • Most were Russian and Ukraine
       • usually Christian and forced to covert to Islam
   • Janissaries
     • Slaves whom competed military training
     • Sultans elite military force

2. Social Spaces

   • The grand bazaar
     • It was a market that sold all sorts of products from many places
   • The caravanserai
     • A place for merchants and camels to rest and recuperate
   • The Coffee House
     • A place were men could play games and socialise in small goups
   • The Hamam
     • As most houses did not have a bathroom, they went to the bath house

3. The Sultan

   • Responsabilites
     • Uphold Islamic law
       • Expected to lead his troops into battle
         • His subjects prosperity
   • Role
     • Make laws the people had to follow
       • What money was spent on
         • What taxes they paid
           • Finial decision whether or not they went to battle

4. Fratricide

   • Killing amongst brothers were common in the royal family
   • Advantages
     • Able to become sole inheritor of money
     • Free from any oppositions or threats
   • Disadvantages
     • your family line could potenially be eradicated
       • Loss of family member

5. The Governours

   • To rule from nobility the outer provinces on the sultans behalf
     • advantage:Easier to rule empire as expand in size
   • Grand Vizier
     • Highest rulling officials
       • Advantage:Put into action sultans laws/advised the sultan and some of the administrative work
   • Vlema
     • Religious scholars, administrators, judges/made sure laws were in line with Islamic law
   • Imperial Women
     • Mother of Sultan/ ruled until sultan mature/
     • Advantages:Trusted adviser/had time to grow up

6. Achievements

   • Mosques
   • Topkahi palace
   • Art
     • Turghas
     • Miniatures
     • Carpet weaving

7. Relationship with subjects

   • Was tolerant towards different religions
   • Entitled to protection from their ruler called "Dihama"
     • In return they were expected to pay tax
   • Millet system
     • Allowed each community to govern itself
       • They were allowed to practise their own religion and have their own rulers
         • Responsiable fro school and welfare

8. Suleyman I

   • Ruled for 46 years
     • Oversaw the Golden Age
   • Empire
     • Led army into 13 campaigns
       • Brought holy cities Mecca, Medina and Jeuralem

9. Legacies

   • Grand bazaar
     • Coffee shops
   • Fairer laws
   • religious tolerance
   • traditional clothes
   • Architecture
     • Colums/arches/topahi palace