When discussing the history of the Ottoman Empire and its impact on the world, Islam is a significant component of that history. From twelve ninety-nine AD and the days of Osman I to its fall in nineteen eighteen AD, Islam was the single ... on Ottoman policy was the practice of Devshirme. During the reign of Murad I in thirteen eighty-three AD, the practice of conscription of Christian boys began as method of developing a political and military hierarchy within the Ottoman Empire. From a very young age, boys would be converted to Islam and then trained in the Palace ... jobs dealing with t...

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... that Muslims are obligated to bring the world under Muslim rule but did not have to convert the people. (Ringrose, 2001) The people must only recognize their Muslim authority. This method was effective because the conquered people more readily accepted rule under the local elites and therefore made Ottoman authority more tolerable. Sometimes, regional elites would eventually convert to Islam after ... did not disrupt their belief system. The combination of trained officials, a formal administrative hierarchy, autonomy for village government, and the cooperation of local elites created a...

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