the decline of Ottoman empire was mainly caused by internal factors

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The Decline of Ottoman Empire was mainly caused by Internal Factors

The Ottoman Empire was one of the largest and most successful empires of the past that was founded by an Ottoman Turk called Osman . It began in the late 13th century and ended officially on November 1 , 1922 when the Ottoman sultanate was abolished and Turkey was declared a republic . The Ottoman Empire reached its height in the sixteenth century with the conquest of Egypt , North Africa , Syria and the Arabian Coast and part

of Eastern Europe . The decline of the empire was mainly caused by three internal factors : 1 ) poor leadership , 2 ) conservatism and , 3 capitulations to the demands of Christian territories

The sultan who brought the Ottoman Empire to its zenith was Suleyman the Magnificent ' who ruled from 1520 to 1566 A .D . He was , in fact regarded by both Muslims and Europeans as the most able and significant ruler in his period . He was a brilliant military strategist , a wise politician , and a patron of the arts . In his reign , he made Istanbul his capital , as one of the culturally innovative cities of the world . As a ruler , he was just , a lawgiver , a builder and a mighty conqueror However , after his death he was succeeded by a series of sultans who exhibited poor leadership all through the seventeenth century . They were referred to as eccentric and sometimes insane Sultans ' who were less capable and energetic . The installation of poor and ill-equipped leaders on the Ottoman Sultanate was began by Selim II who after succeeding his father , Suleyman , abandoned the decreed practice of killing the entire Sultan 's male relatives and brothers who were considered rivals to the throne of his offspring and instead these rivals were kept in prison in the Kafes (apartments that adjoined the harem ) with their sterile women . When in cases where these heirs were able to become enthroned , especially in times when there were rapid depositions of reigning Sultans , they were usually unprepared to rule This situation was further aggravated when also the sultans begin to begat many sons . Traditionally , the Sultan followed a reproductive policy that his wife should bear only one son but many daughters . This policy limited the possibilities of rivalries in the Empire that would result o its division (the Sultan 's sons from his concubines do not have legitimate power

Poor leadership caused political instability when reigning Sultans to enjoy the Empires wealth and its beautiful women . They illustrate the idea that as an empire began , the rulers were at first active and energetic but as the empire expanded and becomes wealthy the succeeding rulers would prefer to stay at home . In short , Ottoman Sultans who succeeded Suleyman now prefer to spend their time in court and in its harem . Therefore , they no longer led their armies into battle and neglect governing their Empire on a daily basis as their attention is now turned to the pleasure of their harems...