Rice is an unincorporated community in Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States. Rice has a U.S. Post Office with the ZIP code 23966. The nearest town to Rice is Farmville. During the Civil War ear, it was known as Rice's Depot. As of 2010, Rice's population is 2,256 people. Since 2000, it has had a population growth of 9.51 percent. The median home cost in Rice is $164,640.
In 1517, the Ottoman Empire extended its domain to include the Arabic-speaking regions of North Africa, Egypt, Syria, Iraq, and the Arabian Peninsula. With this, they now controlled the 3 holy sites â Makkah, Madinah, and Jerusalem â and thus bore the responsibility of the protectors of the holy cities.
Ottoman Empire in 1683, at the height of its territorial expansion. The sultans of the Ottoman Empire (Turkish: OsmanlÄ± padiÅahlarÄ±), made up solely of the members of the Ottoman dynasty (House of Osman), ruled over the transcontinental empire from its inception in 1299 to its dissolution in 1922.he Ottoman Empire was an absolute monarchy during much of its existence. The sultan was at the apex of the hierarchical Ottoman system and acted in political, military, judicial, social, and religious capacities under a variety of titles.