First, I am not trying to post this topic just to piss off Abdul
Your challenge, should you accept it, is to have the Ottoman Empire fall apart as early as possible, with POD AFTER the Ottoman capture of Constantinople in 1453. It can either be reconquered by the Christians, fall to another resurgent Muslim power, dissolve itself through strife or through peaceful means, or it can even transform itself into something that is neither Ottoman nor the Empire - it does not matter how you bring it down as long as it is plausible. The Empire is considered "gone" if either one of the below conditions is met:
1) There is no state that claims to be direct continuation of the Ottoman state
2) It does not possess Constantinople, is not a major power, and does not possess most of its core territories of 1453
3) It has suffered extreme territorial losses and is not considered an Empire by any outside or inside observer
4) The state's structure becomes something thoroughly different, and as such it no longer possesses office of Sultan, and no longer possesses any trappings of the Empire
5) The state has gone through religious conversion to either religion other than Islam, or to a strand of Islam that would be considered extremely unorthodox and possibly not even remotely Muslim by followers of either Shi'a or Sunni brand of Islam.
6) The Ottoman Empire, regardless of its actual power, possesses minimal or no holdings in Europe and Anatolia/Asia Minor.
Any one of the above conditions would qualify. Therefore, you don't need to physically destroy the Empire, a major metamorphosis might also qualify.
Here is the scoring system:
You get 1 point if the Ottoman Empire is gone by 1900
You get 2 points if the Ottoman Empire is gone by 1800
You get 5 points if the Ottoman Empire is gone by 1700
You get 10 points if the Ottoman Empire is gone by 1650
You get 25 points if the Ottoman Empire is gone by 1600
You get 50 points if there is no more Ottoman Empire by 1550
You get 100 points if the Ottoman Empire no longer exists by 1500
You get minus 100 points for implausible events. ASB outcomes do not count. Maximum possible points is 193.
Have at it!
Your challenge, should you accept it, is to have the Ottoman Empire fall apart as early as possible, with POD AFTER the Ottoman capture of Constantinople in 1453. It can either be reconquered by the Christians, fall to another resurgent Muslim power, dissolve itself through strife or through peaceful means, or it can even transform itself into something that is neither Ottoman nor the Empire - it does not matter how you bring it down as long as it is plausible. The Empire is considered "gone" if either one of the below conditions is met:
1) There is no state that claims to be direct continuation of the Ottoman state
2) It does not possess Constantinople, is not a major power, and does not possess most of its core territories of 1453
3) It has suffered extreme territorial losses and is not considered an Empire by any outside or inside observer
4) The state's structure becomes something thoroughly different, and as such it no longer possesses office of Sultan, and no longer possesses any trappings of the Empire
5) The state has gone through religious conversion to either religion other than Islam, or to a strand of Islam that would be considered extremely unorthodox and possibly not even remotely Muslim by followers of either Shi'a or Sunni brand of Islam.
6) The Ottoman Empire, regardless of its actual power, possesses minimal or no holdings in Europe and Anatolia/Asia Minor.
Any one of the above conditions would qualify. Therefore, you don't need to physically destroy the Empire, a major metamorphosis might also qualify.
Here is the scoring system:
You get 1 point if the Ottoman Empire is gone by 1900
You get 2 points if the Ottoman Empire is gone by 1800
You get 5 points if the Ottoman Empire is gone by 1700
You get 10 points if the Ottoman Empire is gone by 1650
You get 25 points if the Ottoman Empire is gone by 1600
You get 50 points if there is no more Ottoman Empire by 1550
You get 100 points if the Ottoman Empire no longer exists by 1500
You get minus 100 points for implausible events. ASB outcomes do not count. Maximum possible points is 193.
Have at it!