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{{Useful Notes}}
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The Ottoman Empire was a transcontinental imperial state that existed from 1299 to
It's major claims to fame was it's power to rival most contemporary empires throughout much of it's existence, and it was also the nexus upon which most of the [[Islam]]ic gunpowder empires reached their height of power.
However, while it maintained a firm grip on power over a sizable portion of the Balkans, Middle East, and portions of Asia for much of it's history, it suffered a severe decline in power in the latter half of the 17th century that, depsite attempts at modernization and various reforms, continued its decline until it ceased to exist politically in
Interesting facts about the Ottoman Empire include:
* The region of Transylvania was once under Ottoman control, a fact that the historical basis of [[Dracula]] famously resented, which led him to stir a revolt against his former masters, during which he gained his nickname by impaling thousands of Ottoman troops on trees to terrify them into ceasing their attempts to stop him.
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