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Ottoman Empire
historical empire, Eurasia and Africa
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- Date:
- c. 1300 - 1922
- Major Events:
- World War I Napoleonic Wars French Revolutionary wars Fall of Constantinople Armenian Genocide
- Key People:
- Kemal Ataturk Mehmed II Philip II Leopold I Janos Hunyadi
- Related Topics:
- Young Turks Janissary Associations for the Defense of Rights Young Ottomans Philikí Etaireía
- Related Places:
- Russia Saudi Arabia Israel Turkey Syria
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Where did the Ottoman Empire start?
How did the Ottoman Empire start?
Why was the Ottoman Empire called “the sick man of Europe”?
How did the Ottoman Empire end?
Ottoman Empire, empire created by Turkish tribes in Anatolia (Asia Minor) that grew to be one of the most powerful states in the world during the 15th and 16th centuries. The Ottoman period spanned more than 600 years and came to an end only in 1922, when it was replaced by the Turkish Republic and various successor states in southeastern Europe and the Middle East. At its height the empire encompassed most of southeastern Europe to the gates of Vienna, including present-day Hungary, the Balkan region, Greece, and parts of Ukraine; portions of the Middle East now occupied by Iraq, ...(100 of 25173 words)