Ottoman Empire (The Right Blunder)

"The sick man of Europe, only kept alive by its British doctor."-Alexander IV of Russia ''Note: This article will focus on Ottoman history relevant to The Right Blunder TL. The Ottoman Empire was an empire founded by the Anatolian Turks after the decline of the Seljuq Sultanate of Rum. After an initial period marked by war and fluctuating fortunes, it conquered the Mamluks of Cairo, and soon after the Balkans. It, however, could not keep up with the European nations, and despite several attempts to reform, fell more and more behind. Russia and Austria especially took advantage of this, culminating in the disastrous, in which the empire lost nearly all its European territory and became more and more of a British puppet. Despite being on the winning side of, the empire gained next to nothing from the conflict, and disaffected army officers launched the. British and French forces crushed the uprising, and de facto divided up nearly all Ottoman territory outside of Anatolia, and the Sultan became an effective British rubber-stamp.