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Historical regime · 1453–1839

Ottoman Empire

Islamic imperial sultanate

Ottoman Empire leans hardest toward Hawk, Religious and Traditional.

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The 12 axes, with receipts

Map83% local · strong
LocalCentral

Religious communities (millets) ran their own law and courts.

Vote95% authority · all in
DemocracyAuthority

Absolute sultanate.

Freedom85% order · strong
LibertyOrder

Order enforced by the sultan’s janissaries.

Borders75% nationalist · strong
GlobalistNationalist

Claimed leadership of the Muslim world as caliphate.

War100% hawk · all in
DoveHawk

Conquering empire that drafted Christian boys as soldiers.

Culture85% multicultural · strong
MulticulturalAssimilationist

Multi-ethnic and multi-faith by design.

Property75% shared · strong
SharedPrivate

Most land belonged to the state and was granted to soldiers.

Economy81% planned · strong
PlannedFree market

Officials fixed prices for many goods.

Trade50% free trade · on the fence
Free tradeProtectionist

Controlled trade routes between East and West.

Religion100% religious · all in
SecularReligious

Islamic law and the sultan-caliph.

Society100% traditional · all in
ProgressiveTraditional

Traditional social order.

TechDoesn't apply to its era

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