Abstract
The Ottoman Empire's adoption of gunpowder as a war-winning weapon predated other European states and signaled the beginning of the military revolution which characterized the early modern era that began in 1453 with the fall of Constantinople and ended around 1800. However, the Turkish advantage in arms was short-lived, and by the end of the era, the empire's military was outdated and at the mercy of its European neighbors. Focusing on the three major areas that chracterized the military revolution-artillery, fortification, and firepower-this paper examins how the Ottoman Empire's military stagnated as a result of its refusal to innovate.
Highlights
TARY REVOLUTIONWHICHCHARACTERIZEDTHEEARLYMODERN ERA THATBEGAN IN1453 WITHTHEFALLOFCONSTANTINOPLEANDENDEDAROUND 1800. HOWEVER, THETURKISHADVANTAGE IN ARMSWASSHORT - LIVED, A N D BY THEENDOFTHEERA , THEEMPIRE ' S MILITARY WAS OUTDATEDAND AT THEMERCYOF ITS EUROPEANNEIGH - BORS. FOCUSING ON THE THREE MAJOR AREAS THAT CHARACTERIZED THE MILITARY FUSAL TO INN OVATE
The Ottoman Empire lasted over six centuries; like most empires, its rise was astronomical, and its decline long and drawn out
One of contemporary scholarship's great debates i n volving the early modern period involves the notion of a military revolution, and it stands to reason that the Ottomans must have participated i n such a revolution
Summary
1453 WITHTHEFALLOFCONSTANTINOPLEANDENDEDAROUND 1800. HOWEVER, THETURKISHADVANTAGE IN ARMSWASSHORT - LIVED, A N D BY THEENDOFTHEERA , THEEMPIRE ' S MILITARY WAS OUTDATEDAND AT THEMERCYOF ITS EUROPEANNEIGH - BORS. FOCUSING ON THE THREE MAJOR AREAS THAT CHARACTERIZED THE MILITARY FUSAL TO INN OVATE.
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