Sultan

Sultan

The Sultan is the main leader of the Ottoman Empire. Technically he has "absolute power", but really he has to balance all of the different ethnic groups. The sultan was also chiefly influenced by his vizier, or overall chief of administration and the janissaries. As time went on in the Ottoman Empire, sultans became less competent and more interested in the court life luxury, so the vizier became the the main control. The Ottoman Empire had a huge problem because there was no set succesor. A sultan's dealth frequently led to a civil war between his sons or relatives or even the vizier for control.



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Unit 5 & 6 Terms

Created by Danielle Fishman on December 7, 2008