🎯 : By 1650, the Ottoman Empire had shifted from a conquering "war machine" to a bureaucratic state focused on maintaining its massive borders against rising European and Safavid rivals.
: Formation of an elite infantry corps from Balkan Christian youths. The Golden Age of Expansion (1451–1566) The Ottoman Empire, 1300-1650
used massive cannons to breach the "impregnable" walls of Constantinople. He renamed it Istanbul , turning it into a thriving cosmopolitan hub and ending the Byzantine Empire. Expansion East and South 🎯 : By 1650, the Ottoman Empire had
: Warriors were motivated by "Gaza," or holy warfare. He renamed it Istanbul , turning it into
Claimed the title of , making the Sultan the spiritual leader of Islam. Suleiman the Magnificent (r. 1520–1566)
: Pushed to the gates of Vienna (1529) and took most of Hungary.
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