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=== Ottoman Empire === | === Ottoman Empire === | ||
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* "Ottoman" from anglicization of "Osman I" founder of the empire | |||
* the Turks also called it "Osmanli" for him | |||
** so Ottoman referred to elites | |||
** "while Turks" became a reference to lower classes | |||
* also called "Turkish Empire" | |||
* "Turk" = a dominant central Asian ethnic group | |||
* "Ottoman Caliphate" is considered the 4th caliphate | * "Ottoman Caliphate" is considered the 4th caliphate | ||
|1517–1924 | |1517–1924 | ||
|Middle East, Anatolia, Southeastern Europe, Greece, North Africa | |Middle East, Anatolia, Southeastern Europe, Greece, North Africa | ||
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* Selim I expanded the empire in 1512-1520 | |||
* by claiming himself a Caliph, Selim I established his empire as a "Caliphate", which gave him the claim to legitimacy in the Muslim world and made him protector of Mecca | * by claiming himself a Caliph, Selim I established his empire as a "Caliphate", which gave him the claim to legitimacy in the Muslim world and made him protector of Mecca | ||
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