could ottoman match and exceed Peter the great Russia with POD in 16 century ?
In OTL ottoman where pounding their head against Hungarian wall that led to massive bleeding of ottoman blood and treasury without any benefit and led ottoman to do short term fixs leading far worst long term solutions.
in OTL Ottoman strategies to counter Austrian led to military and administration decentralization, and weakened Istanbul’s control over its armed forces and resources while deepening its dependence on provincial elites and provincial military forces in war-making.
so my POD is that sultan Selim kill Safavid shah Ismail of Persia in battle of Chaldiran 1514. so that killing of Safavid shah lead to Disintegration of Safavid state in Persia.
sultan Selim died of plague in 1520 OTL. in ITTL sultan Selim don't die in 1520 but in 1530. Selim was better Strategist than Suleiman.
Selim attack Belgrade in 1521 and have battle of Mohacs in 1523 instead of 1526. and attack and capture Vienna in 1525. because of great German peasant war in 1524-25. and Italian war of 1521-26.
so that Austrian will hit by double whammy of ottoman capture of Vienna and successful peasant revolt in Austria.
ottoman will force Austrian Hapsburg to give up Hungary and make John Zápolya vassal king of whole Hungary but Austrian keep Bohemia and Croatia.
so that ottoman will secure in west and east but will have challenge in north Russia and south Portuguese and in Mediterranean sea Spain and Venice .
Russia : ottoman build don-Volga river canal between 1530-50
so that ottoman can aid Kazan Khanate and prevent its to fall to Russia in 1553.ottoman control of Volga will lead eventually to ottoman control of Caspian sea.
Venice:if ottoman capture first Corfu and others Ionian Islands in 1537 that will lock up Venice in Adriatic Sea and lead to easy capture of Crete and Cyprus and no more ottoman Venetian wars in 17 and 18 century
Spain: more ottoman pressure in med sea against Spanish will lead ottoman to capture Malta and Oran and total ottoman control on east Mediterranean sea.
Indian ocean : ottoman expel Portuguese out of Indian ocean.
first ottoman capture Diu in 1538. than make joint plan with aceh sultan to attack Malacca while ottoman in same time attack Persian gulf and east Africa.
Portuguese will be defeated in simultaneously and over the whole of Indian ocean coordinated attacks.
ottoman than can control china to west trade because they control Volga river route and middle east route and Indian ocean route. and sped less man and money on land defense
In OTL ottoman where pounding their head against Hungarian wall that led to massive bleeding of ottoman blood and treasury without any benefit and led ottoman to do short term fixs leading far worst long term solutions.
in OTL Ottoman strategies to counter Austrian led to military and administration decentralization, and weakened Istanbul’s control over its armed forces and resources while deepening its dependence on provincial elites and provincial military forces in war-making.
so my POD is that sultan Selim kill Safavid shah Ismail of Persia in battle of Chaldiran 1514. so that killing of Safavid shah lead to Disintegration of Safavid state in Persia.
sultan Selim died of plague in 1520 OTL. in ITTL sultan Selim don't die in 1520 but in 1530. Selim was better Strategist than Suleiman.
Selim attack Belgrade in 1521 and have battle of Mohacs in 1523 instead of 1526. and attack and capture Vienna in 1525. because of great German peasant war in 1524-25. and Italian war of 1521-26.
so that Austrian will hit by double whammy of ottoman capture of Vienna and successful peasant revolt in Austria.
ottoman will force Austrian Hapsburg to give up Hungary and make John Zápolya vassal king of whole Hungary but Austrian keep Bohemia and Croatia.
so that ottoman will secure in west and east but will have challenge in north Russia and south Portuguese and in Mediterranean sea Spain and Venice .
Russia : ottoman build don-Volga river canal between 1530-50
so that ottoman can aid Kazan Khanate and prevent its to fall to Russia in 1553.ottoman control of Volga will lead eventually to ottoman control of Caspian sea.
Venice:if ottoman capture first Corfu and others Ionian Islands in 1537 that will lock up Venice in Adriatic Sea and lead to easy capture of Crete and Cyprus and no more ottoman Venetian wars in 17 and 18 century
Spain: more ottoman pressure in med sea against Spanish will lead ottoman to capture Malta and Oran and total ottoman control on east Mediterranean sea.
Indian ocean : ottoman expel Portuguese out of Indian ocean.
first ottoman capture Diu in 1538. than make joint plan with aceh sultan to attack Malacca while ottoman in same time attack Persian gulf and east Africa.
Portuguese will be defeated in simultaneously and over the whole of Indian ocean coordinated attacks.
ottoman than can control china to west trade because they control Volga river route and middle east route and Indian ocean route. and sped less man and money on land defense
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