Why was the Ottoman Empire a desirable territory for European nations during the nineteenth century

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Mareli Blevins

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1 October, 10:16

Why was the Ottoman Empire a desirable territory for European nations during the nineteenth century

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Jared Haynes · Answer 1

Ottoman Empire a desirable territory for European nations because at the height of its power under the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent, the Ottoman Empire was a multinational, multilingual empire controlling much of Southeast Europe, Western Asia, the Caucasus, North Africa, and the Horn of Africa.