AI-generated practice question — model-generated for extra practice, not a previous-year CBSE board question.
(C) The Ottoman Empire
Greece had been part of the Ottoman Empire since the fifteenth century, and the Greek struggle for independence began in 1821 against Ottoman rule.
Source: The Romantic Imagination and National Feeling, Chapter 1
The passage explicitly states "Greece had been part of the Ottoman Empire since the fifteenth century" and that the struggle for independence began in 1821. Eliminate other options: Habsburg Empire ruled Central Europe, Russia was a separate power, and the Bourbon monarchy ruled France — none ruled Greece.