Detailed Instructions: In this task you will be given a text passage from a trivia quiz. You should choose the category this question belongs to from these categories: History, Science, Social Science, Fine Arts, Literature. You can only choose one category, so if in doubt, please choose the closest match.
Q: This empire massacred numerous Alevis after they ended up in their territory after the Peace of Amasya. Tax farming was abolished within it by the Rescript of the Rose Chamber. A leader of this empire was depicted as a thin man in a bathing suit being told to dive into the waters of "Constitution" in one of the many Punch political cartoons satirizing it. This empire modernized itself during the (*) Tanzimat period, and it previously recruited soldiers through the practice of devsirme. The Auspicious Incident abolished its elite infantry units called Janissaries, who were frequently slave Christian children forcibly converted to Islam. The forces of this empire won a 1453 siege that overthrew Constantine XI. For 10 points, name this empire which under Mehmed II conquered Constantinople.
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History