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EncyclopediaOttoman EmpireOttoman Empire (ot'umun) [key], vast state founded in the late 13th cent. by Turkish tribes in Anatolia and ruled by the descendants of Osman I until its dissolution in 1918. Modern Turkey formed only part of the empire, but the terms “Turkey” and “Ottoman Empire” were often used interchangeably. Sections in this article: The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. More on Ottoman Empire from Infoplease:
- Ottoman Empire: Bibliography - Bibliography See P. Wittek, The Rise of The Ottoman Empire (1938); W. Miller, The Ottoman Empire ...
- Ottoman Empire: History - History Origins The Ottoman state began as one of many small Turkish states that emerged in Asia ...
- Ottoman Empire: Organization of the Empire - Organization of the Empire Economically, socially, and militarily, Turkey was a medieval state, ...
- Young Turks - Young Turks: Young Turks: see Ottoman Empire.
- Central Powers - Central Powers Central Powers, in World War I, the coalition of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, ...
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