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Despite Ottoman authorities punishing coffee drinkers with beatings and drowning in the 1600s, what was the ultimate outcome of the coffee ban?
Answer
The ban failed and coffee drinking persisted
Despite harsh penalties, Ottoman coffeehouses and coffee drinking continued to thrive, and the prohibition was eventually abandoned as unenforceable.
💡 Did you know?
Ottoman sultans banned coffee in the 1600s, declaring it intoxicating. Violators faced beatings and drowning—yet the ban ultimately failed.
Other options people guess
- Coffee was permanently outlawed throughout the empire
- Coffeehouses were replaced entirely by tea houses
- Coffee cultivation was banned across the Middle East
Topics
- coffee
- ottoman-empire
- history
- coffeehouses
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