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What are the three main factors that contributed to the growth of the Ottoman Empire after its emergence in northwestern Anatolia?

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Answer: Shrewdness of its founder, Osman (from which the name Otto-man comes), and his descendants.

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Established around 1300, the Ottoman Empire grew from a tiny state in northwestern Anatolia because of three factors: (1) the shrewdness of its founder, Osman (from which the name Otto- man comes), and his descendants, (2) control of a strategic link between Europe and Asia on the Dardanelles strait, and (3) the...

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