WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -1. Ottoman Empire (1299–1922) The Ottoman Empire can undoubtedly be called the greatest Muslim empire of all time, because it stayed on the face of the globe for nearly 700 years. It was one of the largest and the longest ruling empires in history.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sunni Islam was the official religion of the Ottoman Empire. The highest position in Islam, caliphate, was claimed by the sultan, after the defeat of the Mamluks which was established as Ottoman Caliphate. The sultan was to be a devout Muslim and was given the literal authority of the caliph.

Detailed explanation-3: -At its peak size in about 1683, the Ottoman Empire held about 2.01 million square miles of land, for a total of about 3.49 percent of the Earth’s land area. This would make it smaller than Australia, which has 2.947 million square miles of land, but almost twice as large as India, which has 1.147 million square miles.

Detailed explanation-4: -As the Ottoman Empire grew, new people, particularly non-Muslims, became part of the empire. The Ottoman Empire was diverse (different) and composed of three major religious and ethnic groups; Judaism, Christianity and Islam.