Ottoman Empire

Osman had Taken the ancinet Anotolian city of Nicaea

Jan 1, 1301

Ottomans take over city of Nicaea from Anatolian (1301)

Osmans take Constantinople

Nov 14, 1453

Osmans takes Constantinople

Turkish fleet defeated by Holy league in Battle of Lepanto

Nov 14, 1571

Turkish fleet defeated by Holy league in Battle of Lepanto

Imperial forces rescue Vienna from invasions

Nov 14, 1683

Imperial forces rescue Vienna from invasion attemps

Ahmed the thrid began his reign

Nov 14, 1703

• Ahmed the Third began his rule in 1703• Europeans dress became popular along with the ornaments• They called it the tulip era• During the tulip era wealthy Turks were influenced by European customs

Safavid Dynasty was toppled and Persia entered a period of unrest

Nov 14, 1720

In 1720 the Safavid dynasty toppled. Persia then entered a long period of unrest. It toppled because the Ulma grew more powerful than the Shahs

Printing press shut down

Nov 14, 1742

• Traditionalists forced Ottoman leaders to shut down the printing press in 1742• This spread throughout the entire empire• This slowed down the empire

Restored their Constitution

Nov 14, 1908

• In 1908 they restored the Constitution• This brought back Islamic laws and customs• Turks tried to free themselves from the Ottoman Empire• The Ottoman Empire then started to collapse after they separated