How did the Ottomans claim legitimacy of rule?
A) They were chosen by the Muslim shaykhs.
B) They claimed to be direct descendants of the last Roman emperor.
C) There was no need since they ruled by force.
D) They linked the warrior tradition with the religious authority of the sufis.
E) They claimed divine revelation.
D
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