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A 14 page research paper that examines the question of whether or not Ottoman rule of the Balkans was an unmitigated disaster as some scholars assert. The writer points out that there are those who argue the opposite position, stating that there is little evidence to substantiate such claims. This examination of the history of the Ottoman Empire, particularly in regards to how this history impacted the Balkans, explores these arguments and evaluates these two opposing positions, with the writer expressing the belief that the scholars who emphasize the benefits of Ottoman rule have the stronger argument. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Albania, mainland Greece, and the various countries that once made up the country of Yugoslavia, an area that was torn by ethnic conflict throughout the 1990s. During the time of
the Ottoman Empire, the Balkan peninsula encompassed the states of Bulgaria, Montenegro, Serbia, Macedonia, Thrace, Albania and Greece. The Sava and Danube rivers mark the northern border of the Balkans,
with the states that today make up Romania, Austria and Hungary adjacent to this border. While Romania is not actually part of the peninsula, it is often considered to be
a Balkan state because of its close ties to the region, both historically and politically. The region derives its name from the Balkan Mountains, which stretch across much of the
peninsula. For centuries the Balkans were part of the once far-flung and powerful Ottoman Empire, a state that at its height in the fifteenth century was the largest political
entity in Europe and western Asia (Gormley). It has been said that the Ottoman rule of the Balkans was an unmitigated disaster for the people of this region: however, there
are those who argue the opposite position, stating that there is little evidence to substantiate such claims. The following examination of the history of the Ottoman Empire, particularly in regards
to how this history impacted the Balkans, explores these arguments and evaluates these two opposing positions. Background Only 80 years separates the formation of the Middle East as it
is known today and the demise of the Ottoman Empire (Gormley). (The Ottoman Empire encompassed all of the region known today as the "Middle East," as well as the Balkans.)
Beginning in roughly around the dawn of the fourteenth century, circa 1300 AD, the Ottoman Empire rose to prominence, reached its zenith and then began a slow decline before its
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