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History of the Ottoman Empire |
Social structure |
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Court and aristocracy |
Ethnoreligious communities |
Rise of nationalism |
Classes |
The rise of the Western notion of nationalism in the Ottoman Empire[1] eventually caused the breakdown of the Ottoman millet system. The concept of nationhood, which was different from the preceding religious community concept of the millet system, was a key factor in the decline of the Ottoman Empire.