HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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Mehmed the Conqueror
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Osman I
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Mustafa I
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Suleiman the Magnificent
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Ahmed the Fortunate
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Detailed explanation-1: -The empire reached its apex under Suleiman the Magnificent in the 16th century, when it stretched from the Persian Gulf in the east to Algeria in the west, and from Yemen in the south to Hungary and parts of Ukraine in the north.
Detailed explanation-2: -Domination of southeastern Europe and the Middle East During the century that followed the reign of Mehmed II, the Ottoman Empire achieved the peak of its power and wealth.
Detailed explanation-3: -What were Süleyman the Magnificent’s achievements? Süleyman codified a centralized legal system (kanun) for the Ottoman state, expanded both the territory and the revenue of the empire, and built up Constantinople (Istanbul) as the empire’s capital.
Detailed explanation-4: -Known as one of history’s most powerful empires, the Ottoman Empire grew from a Turkish stronghold in Anatolia into a vast state that at its peak reached as far north as Vienna, Austria, as far east as the Persian Gulf, as far west as Algeria, and as far south as Yemen.