http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_profilepage&v=-q1LQyUr5mc
The amount of area the Ottoman Empire spread over covered many warring factions and cultures. When the Ottomans conquered the collective regions, most of these warring factions were forced to ally. As a result, despite the many battles fought over the Ottomans' land, the final product was actually a very harmonious power. The massive spread of the empire caused countless woul-be opponets to be unified under a common cause, ultimately settling far more conflicts than it caused.
