Double entendre. A double entendre (/ËdÊbÉl ÉnËtÉndrÉ/; French pronunciation: â) is a figure of speech or a particular way of wording that is devised to be understood in two ways, having a double meaning. Typically one of the meanings is obvious, given the context whereas the other may require more thought.
In Part 1 of The Decline of the Ottoman Empire we analyzed the political and economic aspects of this great empireâs decline. In history, nothing happens for only one reason.The decline of the Ottomans was the result of a great many factors.Among the most important reasons are the social and religious changes in the Ottoman realm. This post will analyze the Islamic changes in the last decades of the Ottoman Empire in the 1800s and how they helped bring the downfall of the empire in 1922.n Part 1 of The Decline of the Ottoman Empire we analyzed the political and economic aspects of this great empireâs decline. In history, nothing happens for only one reason.
In the century after the death of Osman I, Ottoman rule began to extend over the Eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans. Osman's son, Orhan, captured the city of Bursa in 1324 and made it the new capital of the Ottoman state.fter its defeat at the Battle of Vienna in 1683, however, the empire began a slow decline, culminating in the defeat of the empire by the Allies in World War I.