This nation had two primary social classes during part of its Golden Age, one of which was the tax-paying Rayahs.
This nation had two primary social classes during part of its Golden Age, one of which was the tax-paying Rayahs. The disbanding of a prominent military force recruited through the Devshirme occurred in the Auspicious Incident in this nation. The 1839 Noble Edict of the Rose Chamber reformed taxation, criminal law, and individual rights in this nation during its Tanzimat period. This nation unsuccessfully besieged Vienna in 1583, and it was defeated by the Holy League at the Battle of Lepanto. For 10 points, name this nation, which conquered Constantinople in 1453 under Mehmed II, overthrowing the Byzantine Empire.
This nation had two primary social classes during part of its Golden Age, one of which was the tax-paying Rayahs.
Ottoman Empire