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Ottoman History Essay
August 10, 2019 at 7:51 pm
So I need help with a annalytic essay on Selim I and I need help understanding fully why Selim battled against the Safevid and the Mamluk Empires.
The question is: Why did Selim I (1512-20) wage war on other Muslim states? Please cover his struggle against the Safevid and the Mamluk Empires. Did he have legitimate reasons to wage wars on other Muslim states?
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RE: Ottoman History Essay
August 10, 2019 at 8:00 pm
(This post was last modified: August 10, 2019 at 8:00 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Sure, he waged wars on Muslim states in the 1500’s because they were softer targets and he needed resources.
For what it's worth, it seems like I'm too late to bring up this point about his OP: Whether or not it's possible if something can come from nothing, it's clear that God, if he exists, definitely violates that principle: After all, what is the creation of the world but his creating something out of nothing?
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RE: Ottoman History Essay
August 10, 2019 at 8:49 pm
(August 10, 2019 at 8:00 pm)Gae Bolga Wrote: Sure, he waged wars on Muslim states in the 1500’s because they were softer targets and he needed resources.
Additionally (according to Selim, at least) it was an attempt to stop the spread of Shia Islam into Selim's dominions, which were Sunni. This is a legitimate reason as it 'legitimized' a war for resources.
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RE: Ottoman History Essay
August 10, 2019 at 9:08 pm
Good wars always need good pretext.
For what it's worth, it seems like I'm too late to bring up this point about his OP: Whether or not it's possible if something can come from nothing, it's clear that God, if he exists, definitely violates that principle: After all, what is the creation of the world but his creating something out of nothing?
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RE: Ottoman History Essay
August 12, 2019 at 3:47 pm
You're very welcome. If you can work it in somehow, there's a rather charming Mark Twain quote from 'The Innocents Abroad' that may be useful:
'I wish Europe would let Russia annihilate Turkey a little -- not much, but enough to make it difficult to find the place again without a divining-rod or a diving-bell.'
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