The Ottoman Empire was one of the most important non-Western states to survive from medieval to modern times, and played a vital role in European and global history. It continues to affect the peoples of the Middle East, the Balkans and central and wester
1. Why study Ottoman history?; 2. The Ottoman Empire from its origins until 1683; 3. The Ottoman Empire, 1638-1798; 4. The nineteenth century; 5. The Ottomans and their wider world; 6. Ottoman methods of rule; 7. The Ottoman economy: population, transport