In 1876, the Ottoman Empire set up a parliament because
a. They wanted to counteract the appeal of Wahhabism.
b. The British forced them to do so
c. They were attempting to defuse Arab nationalism
d. The sultan desired to do so
e. All of the above
Ans: c
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