After the death of Suleyman, the Sultans became less involve in governments. The local officials became corrupt, the taxes increased and there was constant war. The exposure of Western ideas and customs influenced the Ottoman society. The officials and the merchants began to imitate the lifestyle of the Europeans. They wore their clothing and began to buy Western furniture. Also, the consumption of coffee and tobacco. The Ottoman Empire had economic problems reaching back to the closure of trade routes through its territories. There was a huge trade imbalance that led to the economic decline of the Ottoman Empire.
