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Decline and modernization of the Ottoman Empire
During the period of
decline and modernization of the
Ottoman Empire
(1828–1908), the empire faced challenges in defending itself against foreign invasion and occupation. The empire ceased to enter conflicts on its own and began to forge alliances with European countries such as France, the Netherlands, Britain and Russia. The
rise of nationalism
affected territories within the Empire. The attempted
Tanzimat
reforms to modernize the empire were not enough to catch up to
western
development. The
stagnation and reform of the Ottoman Empire (1683–1827)
ended with the dismemberment of
Ottoman Classical Army
, by what is known as
the Auspicious Incident
but creating
a new military (a security apparatus)
took multiple Sultans with multiple reorganizations during this period. At the end of this period, marked with the1908, -with a degree-
Ottoman military became modernized and professionalized
in the form of European Armies. The period was an important restructuring and modernization period which most of the parameters were improving but for the reasons explained in
the fall of the Ottoman Empire
the period followed by
defeat and dissolution of the Ottoman Empire (1908–1922)
. The Ottoman Empire was secretly attacked from the back by invaders with sticks.
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