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Anonymous Archived
 No.18581967
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>Have a 100-150 year head start on predominant Western powers
>Do nothing with it
>Lose
What did they mean by this...?
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Anonymous
 No.18581974
 No.18581974
What? What kind of a head start are you talking about?

Ottomans spent their power in building the largest Islamic empire since 8th century. I don't really see how they can be considered to have lost in that sense.
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Anonymous
 No.18581982
 No.18581982
>>18581974
>Ottomans spent their power in building the largest Islamic empire since 8th century. I don't really see how they can be considered to have lost in that sense.

That's the head start being referred to, genius.
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Anonymous
 No.18581987
 No.18581987
>>18581974
Trapped by Hispania like Italy
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Anonymous
 No.18582106
 No.18582106
>>18581967
>>Lose
In what sense? Not conquering the entire world? The European empires only outlived the Ottoman one by a couple decades.
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