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Jan 24, 1300
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1300 A.D. Osman leads thier troops to displace the seljuk turks -
Jan 24, 1326
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1326 A.D. Osman and his troops lay seige to the city of bursa in northwest Turkey -
Jan 24, 1326
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Osmans son,Orhan, rules after his fathers death -
Jan 24, 1400
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Bayezid extends the empire from the Danube River in bulgaria to the Euphrates river in the east -
Jan 24, 1402
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Bayezid's sons fight for control. In 1413 Mehmed wins and reunites the empire. He dies in 1421. -
Jan 24, 1453
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1453 A.D. Mehmed II lays siege to the Byzantine capital of Constantinople in 1453 -
Jan 24, 1453
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Mehmed II rules for thirty years. During his reign Istanbul becomes a political, cultural, and economic center. -
Jan 24, 1520
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One of the best known and most powerful leaders of the empire is Suleyman I, known as Suleyman the Magnificent. He conquers parts of western Asia and southeast Europe in his desire to convert people to Islam. -
Jan 1, 1566
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At Suleyman I's death, his son Selim II rules. However, he is not like his father. He never goes to fight battles and his government is unstable. -
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Poor leaders continue, reducing the Ottomoan threat upon the European world. Fighting begins with the Persians and continues until 1639 -
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The Ottomans try to conquer Venice but fail -
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Starting in 1821, Greece revolts against the Ottomans -
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Abdul Hamit II tries to instill reforms into the empire, including adding a constitution and a parliament. These reforms fail -
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Though actually two different battles, the goal of the Balkan Wars is to take over the European lands that belong to the Ottoman Empire. -
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During World War I, the Ottoman Empire sides with the Central Powers. They lose the war, and peace treaties cause the empire to dissolve.