Wikilatief-- Which is greater bigger and stronger, the Ottoman Empire or the Mongol Empire? I reviewed one of them regarding military, because the benchmark of glory of the Empire certainly cannot be separated from the quality of military capability and the success of military expeditions in various battles.
It is actually difficult to compare the military prowess between the Ottoman Empire, and the Mongols because their peaks were at the different time spans.The connection between the two Empires actually existed and was quite interesting, because the beginning of the Usmani Empire was independent / rebellious from Mongol rule.
The father of Osman I (the first Sultan of Usmani) was Ertugrul who with his tribe Kayi settled in West Anatolia (bordering the Byzantine Empire) where they also avoided the mongol invasion that was then rampant primarily in East Anatolia.
The Turks, who were still in the Seljuk Kingdom at that time, were eventually conquered by the Mongols and caused all the Beylik (small kingdoms) to be in control under the Mongols until the end of the 14th century.
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Osman I officially declared his Kingdom by printing coins on his own face, de-facto removing his Kingdom from Mongol influence and standing freely, with his name as the name of the Kingdom.
If you want to compare the power of Usmani with the Turkish archery cavalry (which is more or less settle with the Mongols), it may be seen at the Battle of Köse Dağ where the Seljuk (Turkic) was defeated and eventually lost control of Beylik in Anatolia which was later replaced by the Mongols.
Let's try to speed things up in the future, where Osman I's great-grandson Bayezid I, whose territory extends to Europe, which defeated the Crusaders in Nicopolis, lost to Timurid forces (which were not actually native Mongols, but a mixture of Mongol-Turkish-Persian) at the Battle of Ankara.
The battle between the Turks, and mongols could be quite unique, where we see both sides have a core composition in the form of Equestrian Archers with "Persian Tactics" that utilize horse speed, archery skills, and treat opponents like 'game' with "Hit and Run" tactics.
The Ottoman Empire began to transform rapidly, especially after the conquest of Constantinople, where Usmani's power rested not on the Archery Cavalry, but on the use of firearms and related strategies that were very effective even against the cavalry.
At the Battle of Otlukbeli, the Usmani Army was able to easily defeat the formation of the nomadic Aq Qoyunlu Archery Horsemen with fire weaponry.
In conclusion, Usmani with his power in the 15th century could easily defeat the Horde's military strategy of relying on the mass Equestrian Archers the Mongols used in apad 13–14.
If you want to compare the power of Usmani with the Turkish archery cavalry (which is more or less settle with the Mongols), it may be seen at the Battle of Köse Dağ where the Seljuk (Turkic) was defeated and eventually lost control of Beylik in Anatolia which was later replaced by the Mongols.
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The Ottoman Empire began to transform rapidly, especially after the conquest of Constantinople, where Usmani's power rested not on the Archery Cavalry, but on the use of firearms and related strategies that were very effective even against the cavalry.
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Surely this is only concerning the level of military technology, we still have not considered the greatness of aspects of its impact on civilization and history, which may have a significant impact also in this case.
(Which is greater bigger and stronger, the Ottoman Empire or the Mongol Empire?)