"What factors affected the relationship between the Ottoman Empire & the world?" INTRODUCTION

The Ottoman Empire, one of the greatest empires established throughout history, was formed by a group of nomadic people that started as warriors hired by Islamic leaders. They captured Bursa in 1326 which allows them to have a fixed location. The empire spread throughout most of the Middle East, most of North Africa, and several countries in Europe, including modern Greece, Rumania, Hungary, Albania, Bulgaria and Yugoslavia. In the Middle East, the Ottomans were ruling Egypt, Syria, Palestine, and Iraq. They did not want to spread east though because most of the land was ruled by Muslim rulers and they did not want to fight Muslim against Muslim.

The relationship between the Ottoman Empire and the rest of the world was influenced by mainly religion, culture, trade, economy, and several other factors.