{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"DMY Philosophy","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.dmy.info\/en","author_name":"dmy.info","author_url":"https:\/\/www.dmy.info\/en\/author\/asdfg\/","title":"A comparison of Ottoman and Japanese Modernization - DMY Philosophy","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"8Vu8Kt6ACz\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dmy.info\/en\/a-comparison-of-ottoman-and-japanese-modernization\/\">A comparison of Ottoman and Japanese Modernization<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dmy.info\/en\/a-comparison-of-ottoman-and-japanese-modernization\/embed\/#?secret=8Vu8Kt6ACz\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;A comparison of Ottoman and Japanese Modernization&#8221; &#8212; DMY Philosophy\" data-secret=\"8Vu8Kt6ACz\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.dmy.info\/en\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/www.dmy.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/06\/japon-768x768.png","thumbnail_width":768,"thumbnail_height":768,"description":"Early Modernization Efforts: Japan and the Ottoman Empire Both Japan and the Ottoman Empire recognized their lagging development in the 18th century and initiated modernization efforts. Both societies intended to pursue modernization, particularly after realizing their shortcomings in the military sphere. Thus, the army emerged as both a goal and a source of modernization. Divergent Paths: 1853 and Foreign Debt The year 1853 marks an interesting contrast in the modernization journeys of both societies. Japan, having resisted opening its ports to trade, was forcibly opened by American warships commanded by Commodore Matthew Perry. The Japanese took this as a matter"}