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The Ottoman Empire in the 16th century was known for their military power throughout southern Europe and the Middle East. The Harquebus , "also spelled arquebus, also called hackbut , first gun fired from the shoulder, a smoothbore matchlock with a stock resembling that of a rifle". [ 34 ]
Marching band and military band: The marching band and military band both have their origins in the Ottoman military band, performed by the Janissary since the 16th century. [137] Matchlock volley fire: Volley fire with matchlocks was first implemented in 1526 when the Ottoman Janissaries utilized it during the Battle of Mohács. [138]
A Christian and a Muslim playing chess, illustration from the Book of Games of Alfonso X (c. 1285). [1]During the High Middle Ages, the Islamic world was an important contributor to the global cultural scene, innovating and supplying information and ideas to Europe, via Al-Andalus, Sicily and the Crusader kingdoms in the Levant.
The Ottoman Empire [l] (/ ˈ ɒ t ə m ə n / ⓘ), also called the Turkish Empire, [24] [25] was an imperial realm [m] 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.
Ottoman units of measurement (13 P) Pages in category "Science and technology in the Ottoman Empire" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
History of the Ottoman Empire in Europe — formerly in regions of Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe. Subcategories. This category has the following 17 ...
Such super-sized bombards had been employed in Ottoman warfare [4] and in Western European siege warfare since the beginning of the 15th century. [5] According to Gábor Ágoston, the technology could have been introduced from other Islamic countries which had earlier used cannons or from Europe. [ 6 ]
Melis, Nicola, "The importance of Hormuz for Luso-Ottoman Gulf-centred policies in the 16th century: Some observations based on contemporary sources", in R. Loureiro-D. Couto (eds.), Revisiting Hormuz – Portuguese Interactions in the Persian Gulf Region in the Early Modern Period, "Maritime Asia" 19, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian ...