Why did conquering constantinople strengthen the ottoman empire?
how did the ottomans manage non-muslim peoples that they conquered?
how did the ottomans interact with the christian families that they conquered?
how did suleiman govern the ottoman empire?
how did the safavid government resemble that of the ottomans?

1. Because they didn't use modern technology.
2.Because they gave the freedom of religion and they had their rights.
3.Well they separated them into millets.
4.had help of grand vizier and a council-huge bureaucracy supervised the business of government, powerful military kept peace
Sharia governed some parts of empire
5.centralized power & relied on strong military 

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