The Ottoman Empire, founded in 1299, grew to become one of the most powerful states in the world during the 15th and 16th centuries. At its height, it encompassed at least 25 million people.

The height of the empire’s power came in the 16th century with the rule of Süleyman the Magnificent, one of the empire’s longest-running sultans . ... The Ottoman empire extended its reach across ...

A century after its demise, the Ottoman Empire may seem like a footnote — a geopolitical order that has long since disintegrated and been relegated to the annals of history, with little ...

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The executioners of the Ottoman Empire were never noted for their mercy; just ask the teenage Sultan Osman II, who in May 1622 suffered an excruciating death by “compression of the testicles ...