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2. Ottoman (furniture) - Wikipedia

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   An ottoman in a living room. An ottoman is a piece of furniture. [1] Generally, ottomans have neither backs nor arms. They may be an upholstered low couch or a smaller cushioned seat used as a table, stool or footstool. The seat may have hinges and a lid for the inside hollow, which can be used for storing linen, magazines, or other items ...

3. Ottoman Baroque architecture - Wikipedia

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   In Topkapı Palace the Ottoman sultans and their family continued to build new rooms or remodel old ones throughout the 18th century, introducing Baroque and Rococo decoration in the process. In 1752 Mahmud I restored the Sofa Kiosk (Sofa Köşkü) in Rococo style. This kiosk is a garden pavilion in the Fourth Court that was first begun in the ...

4. Ottoman square - Wikipedia

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   The Ottoman square (Turkish: Osmanlı Meydanı), (Egyptian Arabic: التربيع العثماني) is a term given to the process of surveying Egyptian lands conducted by the Ottoman rule between the years 930 AH – 932 AH (1524 AD – 1527 AD). The Ottoman square replaced the common ruk in the Mamluk era. [1]

5. Ottoman architecture - Wikipedia

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   Ottoman cemeteries were also gardens and were often established next to mosques. Large Ottoman küllliye complexes, which consisted of a mosque with other charitable and religious buildings around it, were often set inside an outer enclosure. The grounds and common spaces of these enclosures were planted with grass and trees, around which the ...

6. Ottoman Empire - Wikipedia

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   The Ottoman Empire [k] (/ ˈ ɒ t ə m ə n / ⓘ), also called the Turkish Empire, [23] [24] was an imperial realm [l] that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Central Europe, between the early 16th and early 18th centuries. [25] [26] [27]

7. History of the Ottoman Empire - Wikipedia

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   Uprisings in Ottoman territory had many far-reaching consequences during the 19th century and determined much of Ottoman policy during the early 20th century. Many Ottoman Turks questioned whether the policies of the state were to blame: some felt that the sources of ethnic conflict were external, and unrelated to issues of governance. While ...