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Originally Posted by eMGee
What is "most of Europe" according to you? The Ottomans were barbaric, that was their weapon.
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The Ottomans were not a barbaric empire (and don't drag islam into this either.) Right up until Constantinople was razed the Ottoman Empire was far more advanced than Europe was. It was after all the educated people left Constantinople and relocated to Europe that the dark ages ended.