ASIAN

STUDIES 7
 UNIT IV:
Nationalism,
Freedom and Change
Q4W2:
Nationalism in
West Asia
NATIONALISM IN
WEST ASIA
 Under the rule of the
O______________________Empire
Under the rule of the
Ottoman_Empire
OTTOMAN TURKS
- Began in 1453
- Defeated the Byzantine Empire and Constantinople
- Constantinople – in today’s time is – ????????
- It has flourished until the end of World War I.
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OTTOMAN TURKS
- Began in 1453
- Defeated the Byzantine Empire and Constantinople
- Constantinople – in today’s time is – ISTANBUL
- It has flourished until the end of World War I.
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OTTOMAN EMPIRE
- From a small region -> became an Islamic caliphate
- Caliph – an Islamic steward considered as the religious successor
of Prophet Muhammad

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 Significant
Caliphs

Osman I (1299-1325) - Founder Orhan (1326-1362)

Murad (1362-1369)10
 Significant
Caliphs

Selim I (1512-1520) – the Resolute Suleiman I (1520-1566) – Golden Age

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 By 20th Century:

• Empire’s role – mere puppet of the European countries

• Relied financial assistance with other countries

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 Young
Turks
• Established by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in 1906
• Campaign for the modernization of the state,
establish a constitutional democracy and enforce
economic reforms
• Turkey for Turks ONLY
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 Aftermath

• Other territories slowly broke free from the Ottoman empire.

• Lebanon separated from Syria and became a republic in 1926
(despite remaining a mandate of France).
• Iraq was a British protectorate became monarchy in 1932.
• Has experienced holocaust, Jews or Israelites were able to return to
Israel and establish of Israel in 1948.
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 Aftermath

• Empire was defeated after the WWI.

• Nationalist movements took advantage of the weakening empire to
fight for their freedom.
• Nationalism in West Asia was focused in ending the empire and not
by being against with the European countries.

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