The Ottoman Empire, 1300-1650 Today

: Commissioned the architect Sinan to build masterpieces like the Süleymaniye Mosque. Administration and Society

: Religious minorities (Jews and Christians) governed their own communal affairs. The Ottoman Empire, 1300-1650

Claimed the title of , making the Sultan the spiritual leader of Islam. Suleiman the Magnificent (r. 1520–1566) : Commissioned the architect Sinan to build masterpieces

: Early conquests moved the capital into Europe (Thrace). a tribal leader in northwest Anatolia.

used massive cannons to breach the "impregnable" walls of Constantinople. He renamed it Istanbul , turning it into a thriving cosmopolitan hub and ending the Byzantine Empire. Expansion East and South

The empire began with , a tribal leader in northwest Anatolia.