Under Sultan Süleyman I, the Fiscal-Military State of the Ottomans

question 45

Multiple Choice

Under Sultan Süleyman I, the fiscal-military state of the Ottomans reached its apogee as the sultan was able to finance a massive expansion of the military and bureaucracy, which along with the ________ formed a centralized state.

• A) clergy
• B) royal household
• C) legal system
• D) educational system

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