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The 344 pages that link to Ottoman Empire, each with the reason it gives.

• Sufi whirlingRelated: Ottoman patronage and institutions supported the Mevlevi order for centuries.

• Transcaucasian Democratic Federative RepublicCompared with: Its military advances and demands confronted the federation’s leaders.

• Treaty of PassarowitzRelated: It ceded lands to the Habsburgs under the treaty’s terms.

• Treaty of ZuhabNarrower topic: The treaty preserved Ottoman control of Baghdad and much of Iraq.

• Battle of MaritsaNarrower topic: Its forces exploited the Serbian defeat to strengthen Ottoman rule in the Balkans.

• BithyniaRelated: Ottoman expansion absorbed Bithynia and established Bursa as an early imperial capital.

• Bulgarian ExarchateNarrower topic: The Exarchate gained recognition and exercised authority under Ottoman sovereignty.

• Constantine XI PalaiologosNarrower topic: The conquest made Constantinople an Ottoman capital and strengthened the empire.

• First Balkan WarCompared with: Its retreat from Europe was the central outcome the victorious Balkan states sought.

• Hamidian massacresNarrower topic: The massacres unfolded within its provinces, institutions, and imperial politics.

• Holy LeagueCompared with: The league’s campaign forced the empire to surrender substantial European territory.

• JeddahRelated: Ottoman authorities governed Jeddah for centuries and fortified its coastal position.

• Late Middle AgesNarrower topic: Ottoman expansion transformed the political landscape at Europe’s eastern edge.

• Mesopotamian campaignNarrower topic: Its wartime defense of Mesopotamia made it Britain's principal opponent in the theater.

• Osman IINarrower topic: Osman’s crisis exposed tensions within the empire’s governing order.

• Ottoman AlgeriaNarrower topic: Algiers formally belonged to this empire, though its rulers exercised wide local autonomy.

• Ottoman EgyptNarrower topic: Egypt became a major province within its imperial system.

• PersianizationBroader topic: Ottoman elites drew on Persian poetry and courtly forms while developing a distinct imperial culture.

• Russian imperialismCompared with: Its competition with Russia shaped imperial ambitions around the Black Sea and in southeastern Europe.

• Russo-Persian War (1804–1813)Compared with: Ottoman interests overlapped with Russian and Qajar claims, though the empire was not a principal belligerent in this war.

• Sharif Hussein bin AliCompared with: Hussein's revolt sought to end Ottoman sovereignty over Arab lands.

• Vlad the ImpalerNarrower topic: Vlad’s campaigns responded to the empire’s growing influence over Wallachia.

• Ahmed INarrower topic: Ahmed ruled this empire from its capital, Istanbul.

• Andrea DoriaRelated: Doria’s Mediterranean campaigns unfolded amid conflict with Ottoman naval power.

• Great Siege of MaltaRelated: The siege was an Ottoman attempt to remove a persistent Christian military stronghold from the central Mediterranean.

• Kara Mustafa PashaNarrower topic: His offices and military campaigns belonged to this empire’s political system.

• Lady Mary Wortley MontaguNarrower topic: Montagu’s diplomatic travels took place within this empire.

• Maritime republicsCompared with: Ottoman expansion challenged Italian access and power in eastern Mediterranean markets.

• Mehmed VINarrower topic: Mehmed VI’s reign was the final phase of this imperial state.

• Murad IVNarrower topic: Murad’s reign was one episode in the empire’s broader political and military history.

• Ottoman classical musicNarrower topic: Imperial patronage and urban life provided the setting for this courtly tradition.

• PhanariotsNarrower topic: The empire’s administrative and diplomatic institutions gave Phanariot elites their principal offices.

• Siege of CandiaRelated: The empire launched the invasion and committed substantial forces to taking Candia.

• Sinai and Palestine campaignNarrower topic: Its army defended Palestine and Syria against the British-led advance.

• SkanderbegNarrower topic: Its expansion into the Balkans was the force Skanderbeg’s coalition sought to resist.

• South SlavsRelated: Ottoman rule left enduring political, religious, and cultural divisions among South Slavs.

• SultanateCompared with: Ottoman rulers used the title sultan within an empire rather than a state usually named a sultanate.

• Turkification of AnatoliaRelated: Ottoman rule extended Turkish-speaking institutions while governing a diverse population.

• Turkish folk musicRelated: Ottoman-era population movements and cultural contact influenced regional musical life.

• Turkish national identityNarrower topic: Its diverse imperial order preceded the republic’s effort to define a more unified national community.

• VariolationRelated: Variolation was practiced there before it became prominent in Britain.

• Venetian colonial empireCompared with: Ottoman expansion steadily displaced Venetian control in the eastern Mediterranean.

• Aq QoyunluRelated: Ottoman expansion confronted the Aq Qoyunlu and later absorbed parts of their western domains.

• Battle of PrevezaNarrower topic: The victory reinforced Ottoman maritime power during the empire’s expansion.

• Bayezid IINarrower topic: Bayezid’s consolidation strengthened the empire inherited by later sultans.

• Byzantine–Ottoman WarsNarrower topic: Victory over Byzantium accelerated Ottoman transformation into an imperial power.

• Genoese coloniesRelated: Ottoman expansion brought many Genoese possessions under new political authority.

• Hormuzd RassamRelated: Rassam was born an Ottoman subject, and his excavations required negotiation with Ottoman authorities.

• Köprülü Mehmed PashaNarrower topic: His reforms and campaigns operated through this empire’s institutions and territories.

• Ottoman lawNarrower topic: Imperial expansion created the political setting in which Ottoman law developed.