Similarities between the governance practices of the Ottoman Empire, the Persian Empire and the Roman Empire at their peak.
Governance World Bank defines governance as ‘governance is the manner in which power is exercised in the management of a country’s economic and social resources for development Empires at their peak: Roman Empire reached its peak during the reign of Trajan in 117AD. It was the period of greatest size in the Roman Empire. Ottoman Empire hit its peak in terms of power stability and wealth under the rule of Suleiman between 1520 and 1566. Persian Empire was at its peak around 475 BCE, the Achaemenid Empire (established by Cyrus the great) controlled over 44% of the world people, the most elevated figure for any empire ever. Governance Practices in Ottoman Empire The types of government over there was complete monarchy though merged with the management of authority over the town level. State’s administration was divided into pashas, divan and mini sultan with absolute power as sultan. Sultan was absolute power involved in religious, political...