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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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