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Why did European powers, in particular, start dominating and developing at a rate which other powers of the time (Ottoman Empire, Ming Dynasty in China, Saffavids in Persia and the Moghul Empire in India) could barely keep up with? by /u/profrhodes

...but unfortunately, the answer to your question will be a deeply unsatisfying, "Because that's where it happened."