The Ottoman and Spanish empire went through a process of empire building during the period from 1450 to 1800. Both empires had one goal in mind; to build great and powerful empires. These two empires developed similarly in terms of political and social means; their civilization was built based on war by use of military. Both empires also had slaves to help the empire with administration, military, or agriculture. However, they developed differently in terms of having control over the people; different rulers had different kinds of policies. These policies had a major reaction from the population. While the Ottoman Empire was religiously tolerant and had had no rebellion, the Spanish empire was not religiously tolerant, which caused rebellion. The Ottoman and Spanish empire had superb militaries which allowed them to conquer territory that they invaded. The Ottoman Empire military leaders organized ghazi recruits into either a group of light cavalry and a volunteer infantry. As the Ottoman state became more established, it added a professional cavalry force another group of soldiers known as the Janissaries. When Mehmed I came into power in1451, he opened a new chapter in Ottoman expansion. Muhmed I and his successor Suleyman the Magnificent was able to conquer and expand the Ottoman Empire to Constantinople, of Southeast Europe, Western Asia, the Caucasus, and North Africa. The Spanish empire had Spanish conquistadors that played a huge role in expanding the empire during the sixteenth century. Hernán Cortés brought down the Aztec empire with a small group of men equipped with steel swords and firearms during 1519 to 1521. Later on from 1532 to 1533, Francisco Pizzarro and his followers toppled the Inca empire in Peru. The Spanish empire also had the advantage of immunization of small pox to aid them in wiping out the territories in the Americas. Both empires grew greatly due to these newly acquired territories. With these lands, t