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Multiple Choice

Questions refer to the image below. Devshirme in the Balkans
-All of the following were methods used by the Ottoman Sultans to legitimize their rule EXCEPT:

• A) the adoption of Byzantine bureaucratic administrative practices.
• B) the building of monumental architecture like Topkapi Palace and Suleymaniye Mosque.
• C) proclaiming religious authority, as well as political authority.
• D) the extensive use of a volunteer military to show widespread support for the Sultan.

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