Multiple choice

The hereditary nature of the position of sultan ____.

  1. led to struggles over succession within families.

  2. formed the basis of democracy in the Ottoman Empire.

  3. stabilized the Egyptian empire.

  4. encouraged strife among the peasants.
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Explanation

The lack of a clear, codified rule of succession for the sultanate often led to intense competition and civil strife among the sultan's sons when a ruler died.

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