Which of the following was NOT a reason for Ottoman decline?
a. Failing discipline among the janissaries
b. Lack of effective government centralization
c. Kurdish, Arab and Balkan Christian disenchantment
d. Lack of Islamic fervor
e. Stagnating technology
Ans: d
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