Interesting Ottoman PoDs

Quite self-explanatory title about what's the purpose of this thread ;) Let's make some interesting worlds with Ottoman PoDs !
 
1480: After the landing in Otranto, Mehmet II doesn't die, or the succession doesn't cause problems, and they advance into Naples.
 
I've been researching the Ottomans all day so why not:p
  • Ottomans get involved in the US Barbary War
  • Not massacre of Mamluks in Egypt or no giving Mohammed Ali the title of Wadi.
  • Charles XII of Sweden dies from his wounds after the Battle of Povalta and doesn't convince the Ottomans to decalre war on Russia in 1710. Russia doesn't have to return Azov and the Peter the Great doesn't have to swear he will refuse to intervene in Polish-Lithuania affairs.
  • Sultan Mustafa III doesn't persue the Balta incident as a cause for war. Without the huge loss in the war Russia's major southward push (Crimean Khanate gainined independence as a result) in the 1700's.
  • Turks win the Battle of Ezerum in 1821, defeating the Persians. Ottomans may gain Azerbaijan.
 
  • Ottomans under Bayezid defeat Tamerlane
  • Ottomans destroy Safavids in 16th century
  • Mehmet Ali more successful
  • Greek rebellion defeated
  • Ottomans win the First Balkan War
  • Ottomans stay out of World War 1
All reasonably possible I think
 
  • Don Joseph Nasi, Duke of Naxos, Lord of Tiberias, succeeds in his mission to repopulate, industrialize and recreate a Jewish Palestine within the Ottoman Empire.
  • The Duchy of the Archipelago remains a semi-independent state after the death of Don Joseph Nasi. Perhaps becoming some kind of Aegean Israel.
  • The Ottomans win the Battle of Lepanto preserving Ottoman naval supremacy.
  • The Ottomans win the Battle of Vienna and continue their march into Europe or at least continue to hold their European possessions.
That is all I have off hand. By the way does anyone have any good (preferably free and online) resources about Sinan "The Great Jew" or the position of Karaite Jews in the 15th-20th century Ottoman Empire?
 
Not massacre of Mamluks in Egypt or no giving Mohammed Ali the title of Wadi.

Your PODs are good, but nobody gave Mehmed Ali the title "Dry riverbed containing water only during times of heavy rain". I think you mean Vali, which means "governor", or the Arabic version, Wāli. A province governed by a Vali is a Vilayet in Ottoman Turkish, and Wilayah in Arabic.

Later on, for a huge amount of money and a large increase of the Tribute, the Ottomans granted the Egyptian Vali the title Khedive, from Persian meaning roughly "prince", raising him to a higher status than that of the other governors.

There's actually a great story about Abdul Aziz's visit to Egypt. The Khevive, the Grand Vizier, and the Sultan were all in a procession on horseback. The Grand Vizier dismounted to lead the Sultan's horse, forcing the Khedive to dismount as well, as he was lower in rank than the GV, publicly diminishing the stature of the Egyptian ruler. The Sultan was pleased.

That in itself brings up an interesting point: The Ottomans never referred to the monarch as "Sultan", which is used much like "prince" is in English - actually almost entirely "princess". For instance, Durushevar Sultan, daugher of the last Caliph. The monarch was "Padishah", Master of Kings, or Emperor. "Sultanate" was used to refer to the office, much like "Principate" for the Roman Empire.
 
Your PODs are good, but nobody gave Mehmed Ali the title "Dry riverbed containing water only during times of heavy rain". I think you mean Vali, which means "governor", or the Arabic version, Wāli. A province governed by a Vali is a Vilayet in Ottoman Turkish, and Wilayah in Arabic.

Later on, for a huge amount of money and a large increase of the Tribute, the Ottomans granted the Egyptian Vali the title Khedive, from Persian meaning roughly "prince", raising him to a higher status than that of the other governors.

There's actually a great story about Abdul Aziz's visit to Egypt. The Khevive, the Grand Vizier, and the Sultan were all in a procession on horseback. The Grand Vizier dismounted to lead the Sultan's horse, forcing the Khedive to dismount as well, as he was lower in rank than the GV, publicly diminishing the stature of the Egyptian ruler. The Sultan was pleased.

That in itself brings up an interesting point: The Ottomans never referred to the monarch as "Sultan", which is used much like "prince" is in English - actually almost entirely "princess". For instance, Durushevar Sultan, daugher of the last Caliph. The monarch was "Padishah", Master of Kings, or Emperor. "Sultanate" was used to refer to the office, much like "Principate" for the Roman Empire.

I did not know that, learned something today!

Also I'm sigging that first sentance.:p
 
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