#ottoman empire

The ottoman empire today is a behemoth of afro-eurasia, sitting at the gates of trade and the crossroads of the world, starting in 1850, this text will devise how the ottomans changed their path, from one of decline, to one of substance growth: The ottomans begin to steal anything wealthy from...

In our timeline, the Ottoman Empire lasted from 1299 to 1923. It was founded as a small Turkish beylik and eventually became a full-blown empire by the 1400s with the fall of Constantinople in 1453. In the 1600s it reached its apex of power until it lost in Vienna in 1683. Throughout the 1700s...

From the 1430s to the early 1440s, Skanderberg was under the employ of the Ottomans and is said to have served loyally. Let's say that he remains loyal and the entire rebellion does not happen. What would be the consequences of the Ottomans gaining a competent leader like Skanderberg for...

Osman Reborn: The Survival of Ottoman Democracy *** Chapter 1: Preparations for War? *** “The Legacy of the Italo-Ottoman War is one of incredulity in Italy, and one that of pride in the Ottoman Empire, and not without reason. The war did a lot to restore the pride of its citizens in the...

In 1352, the Yuan managed to put down a huge threat to its existence. The red turban Rebellion has been smashed; its leaders executed. However, that only angered the people more, and only sixteen years later another rebellion started, led by Sheng Lu, a charismatic local leader in Guangdong that...