A bureaucracy was essential for maintaining power in the Ottoman Empire.
Evidence
You need a bureaucracy. … Administrators all over the empire need to demonstrate that they have the authority of the ruler, which is done by issuing a visible emblem that can be carried and shown to everyone. — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 1104
Categorization
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 1104
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