Rice is an unincorporated community in Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States. Rice has a U.S. Post Office with the ZIP code 23966. The nearest town to Rice is Farmville. During the Civil War ear, it was known as Rice's Depot. As of 2010, Rice's population is 2,256 people. Since 2000, it has had a population growth of 9.51 percent. The median home cost in Rice is $164,640.
In 1517, the Ottoman Empire extended its domain to include the Arabic-speaking regions of North Africa, Egypt, Syria, Iraq, and the Arabian Peninsula. With this, they now controlled the 3 holy sites â Makkah, Madinah, and Jerusalem â and thus bore the responsibility of the protectors of the holy cities.
Ottoman Empire Former Turkish state that controlled much of se Europe, the Middle East and North Africa between the 14th and 20th centuries. It was founded by Osman I (r.1290â1326). He ruled a small principality in Anatolia, which he greatly enlarged at the expense of the Byzantine Empire.The contest with the Byzantines ended with the capture of Constantinople (now Istanbul), which became the Ottoman capital in 1453.he Ottoman Turks began to absorb the other states, and during the reign (1451â81) of Muhammad II they ended all other local Turkish dynasties. The early phase of Ottoman expansion took place under Osman I, Orkhan, Murad I, and Beyazid I at the expense of the Byzantine Empire, Bulgaria, and Serbia.