Note on pronunciation, transliteration, and spelling -- Chronology of Ottoman history -- Sultans of the Ottoman Empire -- Historical overview -- Founders of the empire -- Zenith of Ottoman power -- Decline of the empire -- Traditional reforms and territorial dismemberment -- European imperialism and the drive to reform -- From Tanzimat to autocratic modernization -- The young Turk revolution and the fall of the Ottoman empire -- Biographies -- Primary documents -- Glossary of selected terms.