Ottoman

The keyword Ottoman is tagged in the following 2 articles.

A Response to Tanzimat: Sultan Abdul Hamid II and Pan-Islamism

May 14, 2010 - 3120 words | History » Tanzimat

Under the rule of the Sultan Abdul Hamid II in the late nineteenth century the concept of Pan-Islamism, the concept that all Islamic peoples should unite under the Caliphate, was used as a means of supporting the declining power of the Ottoman ruler. This was done... Read Article »

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Middle East History Ottoman Caliphate Sultanate Islam Pan-Islam Tanzimat Sultan Abdul Hamid II

The Position of Jews and Christians in the Ottoman Empire

May 4, 2010 - 1382 words | History » Ottoman Empire

The position of Jewish and Christian peoples under the Ottoman Empire is an issue that continues to be disputed today, almost a century after the official end of the Empire itself. Religious association typically determined status in the predominantly Muslim Ottoman... Read Article »

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Ottoman Empire Minorities Jews Christians Middle East Muslim Ottomans Jewish Judaism Islam Islamic Republic