Prosperity, as well as the highest development of its governmental, social, and economic systems.[28] At the beginning of the 17th century, the empire contained 32 provinces and numerous vassal states. Some of these were later absorbed into the Ottoman Empire, while others were granted various types of autonomy over the course of centuries.[m] With Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul) as its capital

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prosperity, as well as the highest development of its governmental, social, and economic systems.[28] At the beginning of the 17th century, the empire contained 32 provinces and numerous vassal states. Some of these were later absorbed into the Ottoman Empire, while others were granted various types of autonomy over the course of centuries.[m] With Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul) as its capital