Good article about empires, my beloved, the Ottomans were number 26, a bit lower than I thought.
However, the Ottomans lasted very long in a transitional time in Europe, Middle East, and Western Asia, where there were multiple strong other armies.
Plus, more importantly, there were multiple nationalistic desires within the empire, wanting to break it apart, to create their own country.
Lastly, that goddamn oil being found in Irak, Arabia, southern Syria, prior to WWI, made the Ottomans a victim at the hands of the imperial powers that wanted to break her apart and take the oil and lands.
The Ottomans suffered much.
I mean it.
