Heirs to the leaders of this polity were forced to spend most of their lives in a secluded part of the palace known as the "cage.
Heirs to the leaders of this polity were forced to spend most of their lives in a secluded part of the palace known as the "cage." This polity for a brief time actually occupied the French city of Nice [NEES] after it was captured by a pirate from this polity. This polity underwent a bizarre form of Westernization during its Tulip Period. This state's elite military unit was captured under the policy of Devshirme, and that military unit was disbanded in the Auspicious Incident. This state dissolved the Byzantine Empire after it captured Constantinople in 1453. For 10 points, identify this historical state that was ruled by sultans in what is modern day Turkey.
Heirs to the leaders of this polity were forced to spend most of their lives in a secluded part of the palace known as the "cage.
Ottoman Empire 