The Eternal State (An ATL of The Ottoman Empire)

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History of Ottoman Empire 1701 to 1800
Published by Imperial University of Alexanderia on 1925

Sultan Mahmud I Khan ascended the throne at the age of 35.He was 24 th Ruler of Sublime State of Ottoman Empire. He was son of Sultan Mustafa II Khan.He was born 2 August 1696 at Edirne.He began to take lessons from great scholars of the era when reached the age of school.He learned high sciences and high Islamic knowlegde during his Shehzadedom.His uncle Sultan Ahmed III Khan deposed result of Patrona Halil's coup d'etat.Shahzade Mahmud became Sultan of Sublime State of Ottoman Empire on 2 October 1730.

State administration was not fully mastered by Sultan Mahmud I Khan in the early days of his reign.State administration was mastered by Patrona Halil and his supporters.Patrona Halil was leader of coup plotters.The goverment could not handle this coup plotters.They giving decisions about state administration for own goods.

One night,coup plotters looted most shops of İstanbul.This event is brought to incite the people of İstanbul.The people of İstanbul rose against coup plotters and them supporters and finished their domanition.Patrona Halil and 3.000 coup plotter executed by Sultan Mahmud I Khan's order.İstanbul was safety and secure as a result of this event.

 

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Hoping to see where this is going soon.

 

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Ottoman-İranian Relations
Published by Dar-ul Ulum-u Şahane on 1875

Treaty of Hemedan was signed between Ottoman Empire and Hotaki Empire.Ottoman Empire annexed north western İran and south Caucusia with Treaty of Hemedan in 1727.Safavid ruler Shah Tahmasb II had control of most of the İran in 1729 after the long civil war against Hotaki Empire and invalidate to Treaty of Hemedan in 1730.Safavid commander and de-facto ruler of İran "Tahmasb Kuli" Nadir Khan seized Ottoman Empire controlled north western İran in 1730.

Sultan Mahmud I Khan considered military events of İran and deciced to not occupy İran's mainland but not withdraw from south Caucusia.Sultan Mahmud I Khan re-organized and reinforcement armies and fortifications at Ottoman-İran borderlands in 1730.

Sultan Mahmud I Khan send a envoy for peace treaty to directly Nadir Khan in 1731.Nadir Khan signed Treaty of İsfehan.İran retake north western İran most of south Caucusia but Ottoman Empire keeps south Georgia.

(Dar-ul Ulum-u Şahane means “Ottoman Imperial Universty of Sciences”)

 

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Merhabalar

Never saw an Ottoman TL with a POD this late; quite exciting! I recommend putting footnotes to highlight what the exact POD is & other divergences from OTL.

Looking forward to what happens next..

 

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[FONT=&quot]Economic History of the Ottoman Empire[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Puslished by Beyt-ül Hikmet ve’d İlim-i Şahane on 1892[/FONT]
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[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Sultan Mahmud I Khan established stability of interior and foreign affairs of Ottoman Empire in 1731 and began to examine general economy of Ottoman Empire.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]His first issue capitulations.Capitulations gives large concessions to european states's mercants and companies about trade,import and export in Ottoman Empire's market. This economic treaties be approved by each new ruler of Ottoman Empire.Sultan Mahmud I did not approved capitulation treaties.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Termination of capitulations negative affected on Empire's economy in short term.European states's mercants and companies weakened in Ottoman market.This affect cause of the strengthening of local business men in long term.New mercant class began to arose around the 1740s especially in trade centers of İstanbul,Salonika,İzmir and Alexanderia.[/FONT]


(Beyt-ül Hikmet ve’d İlim-i Şahane means Ottoman Imperial Academy of Wisdom and Science.)

 

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[FONT=&quot]Economic History of the Ottoman Empire[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Puslished by Beyt-ül Hikmet ve’d İlim-i Şahane on 1892[/FONT]

Sultan Mahmud I Khan nationalized all silver mines in Ottoman Empire and centralized all minting coin activity in 1732.
Sultan Mahmud I Khan established Nezaret-i Darbhane-i Amire ( Ministry of Minting ) for as a minting monopoly and management of silver and gold mines in 1732.
Sultan Mahmud I Khan bought minting machines from France and modernized coinage system in 1733.
Ottoman Empire silver output around the 30 and 40 tons and directly collected by Nezaret-i Darbhane-i Amire after the 1735.
Ottoman Empire gold output around the 5 and 10 tons and directly collected by Nezaret-i Darbhane-i Amire after the 1735.

Sultan Mahmud I Khan established new currency as a silver coin in 1737.
New silver coin was named "akçe-i hassa".
1 akçe-i hassa weighted 4 carat silver (0,8 gram %90 pure silver).
2 akçe-i hassa weighted 8 carat silver (1,6 gram %90 pure silver).
5 akçe-i hassa weighted 20 carat silver (4 gram %90 pure silver).
10 akçe-i hassa weighted 40 carat silver (8 gram %90 pure silver).
20 akçe-i hassa weighted 80 carat silver (16 gram %90 pure silver).
50 akçe-i hassa weighted 200 carat silver (40 gram %90 pure silver).
100 akçe-i hassa weigted 400 carat silver (80 gram %90 pure silver).

Sultan Mahmud I Khan established new currency as a gold coin in 1738.
New gold coin was named "dinar-ı hassa".
Quarter dinar-ı hassa weighted 6 carat gold (1,2 gram %90 pure gold).
Half dinar-ı hassa weighted 12 carat gold (2,4 gram %90 pure gold).
1 dinar-ı hassa weighted 24 carat gold (4,8 gram %90 pure gold).

1740 currency rates of Ottoman Empire:
1 dinar-ı hassa = 90 akçe-i hassa

(Beyt-ül Hikmet ve’d İlim-i Şahane means Ottoman Imperial Academy of Wisdom and Science.)