Ottoman Army By: Alia Waleed, Manar El-Sallab and

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Ottoman Army By: Alia Waleed, Manar El-Sallab and Ruby Adel The Ottoman Empire by the end of the 18th Century. Topics: Ottoman Military Most significant battles Devshirme System Ottoman Military: Reasons for the success of the military in the Ottoman Empire: The Ottomans were experts at using gunpowder as a tool for their battles. Slaves in the army were strong and loyal to the Sultan. Had excellent political and military organization. People in the military were fully educated and were able to learn, understand and speak several different languages along with their native language. Were able to plan and understand all aspects of war. Rise and Fall Rise of the ottoman empire was because of the decline of the Middle East’s political systems. The reason behind this decline was because the Middle East’s culture was becoming old and constantly used, along with it’s civilizations. In the 17th century, the Ottoman empire’s decline was basically the rise of Europe. The Ottoman empire later lost many lands, lost the control of its military and had trouble with its economy and politics. Then the rulers started to become more weak after the ten rulers that helped the empire become successful. The empire declined in sultan Mehmed VI’s reign. The Most Significant Battles Battle of Khotyn (1621) The battle was between a Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth army and the Ottoman army, it took place between the 2nd of September 1621 and 9th of October 1621, near Khotyn (Ukraine). Leaders of the battle were: Sultan Omar II, Khan Temir, Canibek Girey, and Grand Vizier Ohrilli Huseyin Pasha. Grand Hetman of Lithuania Jan Karol Chodkiewicz occupied all forces of Sultan Omar until he dies. The Ottomans deserted their army or military that protects them from their enemies, due to the losses they had during the attacks and season or climate changes. The result was the victory of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth army after a month. Battle of Vienna (1683) The Ottomans started to siege Vienna on July the 14th 1683 with approximately 138,000 men with only 50,000 that were professional turks who actually participated, they stayed there for almost 5 months. The battle took place on November the 12th. Led by Sultan Suleiman I, who was short on camels. His goal was to destroy the land and make it weaker for a later attack. For the European kingdoms and the Ottoman empire, the battle was a turning point in