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* [[Disc One Nuke]]: They held many advantages over most of their rivals for the first few hundred years, including a much more efficient civil service, higher levels of literacy, much more per capita GDP, and much more efficient military that was one of the earliest to make widespread use of firearms. Early on most of their rivals were reluctantly to attempt full scale challenges against them because of all these factors.
** When the other rivals caught up and when the Ottomans fell behind, this trope ceased to apply, to the point their empire was considered for carving up by other European powers by [[World War I]].
* [[Elite Army]]: The Janissary, or "new soldier" troops were designed as such. They were intended to be absolutely loyal to the sultan, expertly trained and educated, and were some of the earliest military forces in the world to [[Disc One Nuke|be proficient in the widespread use of firearms]].
* [[Just the First Citizen]]: [[Zig Zagged Trope]]. During some of the greatest height of the empire, this was particularly exemplified by the ruler Suleiman, who was known by his people as "[[The Good King|The Lawgiver]]" because he would walk the markets as an ordinary citizen and dispense justice when needed to settle civil and criminal disputes. The sultan was also considered another member of his own Janissary corps, and would even be attired and paid like any other member. During some of the less enlightened periods of the empire, this trope was far less prevalent.
* [[Worthy Opponent]]: Many of it's contemporaries throughout much of it's history regarded them as such.
* [[Vestigial Empire]]: In their twilight years, their power declined to the point they were considered "the sick man of Europe" by other European powers.
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