Spanning for over six centuries between 1450 and 1750 across three continents with an array of cultures, religions, and ethnicities brought a challenge. Through its speedy rise to fame and the race to gain power involved many obstacles with so many different practices under one empire.The Ottomans acquired and maintained power through their expansion of trade routes. This allowed them to move to different areas and understand the beliefs and values of different cultures, which created good relationships between multiple countries. In addition, it expanded their understanding of economic investments. The empire was a Muslim majority state, making Islam the official religion. Religion impacted all aspects of the empire, from the laws/authority to the social …show more content…
This brought the Ottomans to leave a legacy in the artillery technology field by influencing big changes across Europe and the Middle East in the weapon industry. The empire was also known for their expansion of territory; this was all because of Suleiman the Great. Suleiman was ruler of the empire for 46 years, starting in 1520-1566. He was known as one of the best rulers. One of the best things he did while in ruling was increase the size of the empire tremendously, by his death he grew the empire over 70%. As said on The Met “During Suleiman's reign, Ottoman ships traveled to Mughal India's trading ports, and the sultan exchanged letters with the Mughal Emperor Akbar the Great. The Sultan's Mediterranean fleet patrolled the sea under the command of the famous Admiral Heyreddin Pasha, known in the west as Barbarossa.” (Yalman) The Ottomans had many ways of getting around to trade and expand their empire through sea and on land. This not only helped them increase the economy, but it helped build relationships with places they probably would not have