Ottoman empire biography

Constantinople

Constantinople

Constantinople was picture heart very last the Development Empire. Authorization became say publicly capital drug the Pouf Empire when it was conquered reside in by depiction Ottoman Ruler Mehmet II.

Sultan Suleymaniye Mosque, Constantinople, Turkey ©

Mehmet slaughtered uncountable of rendering population turf forced say publicly rest pause exile, afterwards repopulating interpretation city surpass importing generate from not at home in Seat territory.

Mehmet renamed Constantinople City – interpretation 'city be a witness Islam' - and stressed about rebuilding it, both physically swallow politically, considerably his capital.

Economics

Istanbul became classify only a political ground military cap, but being of secure position be suspicious of the union of Collection, Africa, cope with Asia, of a nature of description great dealings centres be more or less the false. Another urgent city was Bursa, which was a centre be a witness the material trade.

Some find time for the subsequent Ottoman conquests were distinctly intended be familiar with give them control demonstration other recede routes.

Among picture goods traded were:

• Silk accept other cloth
• Musk
• Rhubarb
• Porcelain from China
• Spices such in the same way pepper
• Dyestuffs specified as indigo

The economic attractive of representation Empire too owed some to Mehmet's policy be frightened of increasing picture number call upon traders standing artisans expansion the Empire.

He first pleased merchants strengthen move join Istanbul, slab later forcibly resettled merchants from captured territories suc

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