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Ottoman Vocabulary
Vocabulary Terms For the Ottomans
Term | Definition |
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Ghazis | Warriors for the Islamic faith |
Ottomans | Ruling dynasty of the Ottoman Empire (1293–1922), named for Osman I, the founder; at the Empire's height, the Ottomans ruled a vast area that encompassed southwest Asia, northeast Africa, and southeast Europe |
Sultan | Title for the ruler of the Ottoman Empire |
Janissaries | Highly trained soldiers in the elite guard of the Ottoman Empire |
Mehmed II | Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1444 to 1446 and again from 1451 to 1481; he was a strong military leader who conquered the Byzantine capital of Constantinople |
Suleyman I | Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1520 to 1566; he expanded the empire and took on a large economic and political role in the affairs of Europe and the Mediterranean |
Millets | Separate, self-governed religious minorities within the Ottoman Empire |
Reaya | Masses of ordinary subjects in Ottoman society |
People of the Book | An Islamic term referring to Jews, Christians |
Osman I | Founder of the Ottoman Empire |