Ottoman Empire (jan 1, 1285 – jan 1, 1923)

Description:

Dying man of Europe

Tax farming system (higest bidding could tax some people)
Sunni Muslim (not good for Savafid...)

1453 - Conquered Constantinople (Byzantine Empire fell to them)

Devishreme
Christian boys worked for military, best went to some training and the best of the best became Janissaries.

-Pretty religiously tolereant as long as you submit to Ottoman rule.

So they were lwk getting really weak and Muhammad Ali was not happy that they weren't industrializing well (due to corruption) So he created textile factories and various other industrial factories to industrialize Europe on his own.

Tanziamnt reforms (attempts to industrialize
1. factories,
2. Railroads,
3. Western Style codes,
4. Sultan allowed Young Ottomans to make Constitution
(buttt after getting into war with Russia the SUltan was like yeah nvm, and the whole reform practically failed).

Also later Jews came here since they got kicked out of Spain and Portugal.

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