Which Emperor of the Ottoman Empire was known as 'The Magnificent' or 'The Law Giver'?
Transformation of the Ottoman Empire Ottoman decline as fact, and thus portrayed the Ottoman Empire as entering a period of decline after the death of Suleiman the Magnificent, a view which has come to be known as the Ottoman Decline Thesis. However, since the 1980s, due to a reexamination of the "nasihatname" literature as well as countless other facets of Ottoman civilization, historians have achieved a consensus that in fact no such decline occurred, and thus the notion of the "Decline of the Ottoman Empire" was a myth. Ottoman historical writing underwent major changes during this period. Particularly after 1600, Ottoman writers shifted away from
Names of the Ottoman Empire Names of the Ottoman Empire The state of the Ottomans which began as part of the Anatolian Seljuk Sultanate and became an independent Empire, has been known historically by different names at different periods and in various languages. This page surveys the history of these names and their usage. The first declaration of statehood happened under Osman I. In diplomatic circles, the Ottoman government was often referred to as the "Porte" or the "Sublime Porte," a literal translation of the Ottoman Turkish "Bâb-ı Âlî", which was the only gate of Topkapı Palace open to foreigners and the location where the