Ottomanism

Ottomanism is a term which refers to the political system of the Ottoman Empire as well as implementations of such or similar system of it such as. The Ottoman system was notable foramong the world's most powerful political entities and the countries of Europe felt threatened by its steady advance through the Balkans and the most advanced fighting forces in the world, being one of the first to use muskets and cannons.

It was also the concept which developed prior to the 1876-1878 First Constitutional Era of the Ottoman Empire. Its proponents believed that it could create the social cohesion needed to keep nationalism from tearing the empire apart. It promoted equality among the millets. The idea of Ottomanism originated amongst the  in concepts such as the acceptance of all separate ethnicities in the Empire regardless of their religion, i.e., all were to be "Ottomans" with equal rights.

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