Was the Ottoman empire the ISIS of the 14th century?

It was ISIS on steroids. The two organizations are very similar: 1. Religion - they both butcher people and steal with justification from their religious system. 2. read more

No, the turks was more like the Russia or China of the 14th century. They succesfully took Constantinople from the Byzantine and Egypt from the Mamluks. It was a massive, well structured empire that took on Europe and kicked their collective asses. The ISIS of the 14th century was probably the Teutonic order. read more

14th-century people of the Ottoman Empire‎ (5 C, 24 P) Pages in category "14th century in the Ottoman Empire" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. read more

Ottoman Empire does industrialize- The Ottoman empire really collapsed due to their failure to industrialize. They had a lot of manpower at the eve of WW1, but not the resources necessary to adequately use this power. read more