Religion was the most powerful element in the growth of the Ottoman Empire and its culture was the true reflection of the Islamic values and norms. The book throws light on the dominance of the religion and warfare in the day to day life of the people living under the rule of Ottoman Empire. The book also gives in detail the traditional statecraft, administrative plan, the social values, financial set up and marriage and land policies that were shaped and formulated in the Ottoman Empire.
Ottoman definition of rule was simple and straightforward. They preferred the interests of the public before everything else. The Ottoman Empire imperialism was not like the imperialism that was seen during the British period in the different colonies that it occupied during the seventeenth century.