Write an essay that is approx 2500 words including a short bibliography about one of the following claims; Claim 1. Ottoman history can be understood strictly as a series of murderous clashes of civilization between Islam and Christianity. Claim 2. Central Asian and Iranian histories have absolutely no relevance to Ottomans.

Write an essay that is approx 2500 words including a short bibliography about one of the following claims;

Claim 1. Ottoman history can be understood strictly as a series of murderous clashes of civilization between Islam and Christianity.
Claim 2. Central Asian and Iranian histories have absolutely no relevance to Ottomans.