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Already for the successors of Suleiman, Selima II (1566 – 74) II Ii (1574 – 95), The first signs of the Empire crisis appeared. The state began to weaken because of the outdated feudal system, which the developing administration and the growing army and the growing needs of the court could not provide permanent, And what are just growing, income. As long as the conquests of new lands provided the influx of wealth, Military failures due to technical backwardness in relation to Europe have stopped the supply of loot and cash. The army began to rebel, And the Janczars did not like the unknown cleaning, np. saving. So they began to rebel. Not only they – Army and administration too. Selim II was only one success – He won in 1570 r. Cyprus, which has been under the rule of Latin so far. However, this mobilized Venice to take offensive actions in relation to Turkey. A league was tied up, in which the composition, Next to Venetians, Spain entered, Malta, church state and several Italian principalities. A huge fleet was formed and in 1571 r. There was a great maritime battle at Lepanto (near Greece). The Turks were beaten on their heads, which was a real shock for them, Because united Christians inflicted the Empire for the first defeat in history. A year 1571 is the beginning of the end of the empire.

Selim's successors managed to continue its expansionist policy, Morocco and part of the Caucasus were mastered (with Georgia) to the Caspian Sea, But subsequent rulers, Starting from Muad IV (1623 – 40), They dealt with external matters less and less. Earlier, however, Mehmed 111 (1595 – 1603) He took over. Danube principalities, that is, Moldova and Wallachia, defeating Prince Moldovan Michał Waleczne. Short rule of Osman II (1618 – 22) is characterized by a dispute with Poland, Then the famous Battle of Cecora and the siege of Khotyn took place. Osman decided on a trip against Poland because of its interference in Moldovan affairs, and also as a result of dandruff Cossack expeditions, who reached the trabzon. W 1620 r. Turkish troops defeated the Polish army, But the siege of Khotyn did not give the expected results. Then the so -called. Pact Chocimskie (1621), that is, a room, which gave a respite over over 50 years.

Osman finished tragically, killed by the rebellious Janczars, who chose his mentally ill uncle – Mustafa and, But because he did not reveal the symptoms of improvement, He was replaced by his brother Osman II, Mason IV. Until he reached the age of majority, His mother Kos dealt with the affairs of the state, What became a tradition in the Sultan palace. From then on, women from the harem were often influenced by Turkey's policy, and especially the mother of the Sultans. Murad IV waged the war with Persia, but he was absorbed in internal matters, He wanted to curb an increasingly prevailing anarchy. He only managed it partially, and during the reign of subsequent sultans, matters returned to their former state, deteriorating from day to day.