Food That Conquered The World: The Ottoman Empire

From 1299 until 1922, the Ottoman Empire was a driving force on the world stage. Rising from the ashes of the Seljuk Empire, the first Ottoman leader Osman I and founder of the dynasty that bore his name, would begin an empire that would go onto challenge European dominance. The Fall of Constantinople in 1453, in which the Ottomans destroyed the last vestige of the Eastern Roman Empire, is arguably the most significant siege in history. It’s commonly accepted as the end of the Medieval period, and many scholars fleeing the siege would go on to be leading figures in the Renaissance. Not thirty years later, the Ottoman Empire would reach its greatest extent, threatening the capital of Habsburg Europe, Vienna. <a href="https://medium.com/exploring-history/food-that-conquered-the-world-the-ottoman-empire-3d58013e4ff2">Website</a>