Evaluate the extent to which changes in government caused the consolidation of power in empires in the period 1450 to 1750. (Answer should include historical context, a thesis and 3-5 parts) I know it's long, but that's why I'm giving 50 pts for it. Will give Brainliest for best answer. Please help!

Explanation:

Rulers used a variety of techniques to consolidate power

Trade competition and state rivalries threatened consolidation of power

Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman Empire (1453 - 1923) consolidated power as a centralized absolute monarchy led by sultans

Islamic religious scholars and legal experts served as administrators

As the empire grew more powerful, sultans began to remove themselves from the daily business of running an empire  the vizier in control of the bureaucracy developed more power than the sultan

The influx of silver from New World mining destabilized the empire in the 17th century

When silver from Central and South America entered Ottoman commercial networks, it broke rigid imperial trade regulations that relied on autonomous trade

Merchants created thriving black markets for Ottoman commodities, paid in silver  loss of tax revenues contributed to the weakening of the sultan

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