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HIS 3114: History of the Ottoman Empire (3 cr.)

This course seeks to provide comprehensive coverage of the historical evolution of the Ottoman state from its beginnings as a small principality near Byzantine Constantinople to its status as a mature empire. It will investigate underlying demographic and agrarian structures, look at mining, textile production, and commercial relations, and seek an understanding of the growing importance of firearms in early modern military organization. We will explore their political and military history as well as social, economic and intellectual life. We will also study the impact and legacy of the Ottoman Empire on many cultures stretching from Hungary to Egypt to Arabian Peninsula. In addition, the course will also be devoted to an understanding of Ottoman culture, that is, religion, literature, the arts, and architecture. We will look more closely at some of the following topics: Suleyman the Magnificent, the period of Harim rule, the architecture of Sinan, the Janissaries, the relationship with the Balkans, the rise of nationalism, we will challenge the idea of the sick man in Europe, the Tulip period, Tanzimat, the efflorenscence of the 19th century, the Hatt-i Sharif, the Hatt-i-Humayun, the intrusion of Europe, the Young Ottomans, World War I, and their rise of Ataturk.

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