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They fail to capture Venna.
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The ottoman fleet is defeated at Lepanto, off the coast of western Greece.
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The rule of Suleiman 1 begins, lasting until his death in 1566. There is a period of expansion under his rule.
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The Ottomans win the military campaigns in Egypt and Persia.
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The byzantine Empires capital of Constantinople falls to the Ottomans. The final Ottoman is called Istanbul. Mehmed orders the building of the Topkapi palace to home to the Sultans of the next 400 years.
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– Mehmed 2nd again rules the Ottoman Empire. A major period of expansion begins.
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Mehmed 2nd rules the Ottoman Empire. His father takes over in 1446.
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The ottomans are defeated by the Turko-Mongol army. Bayzid 1 is captured and imprisoned.
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Bayezid 1 defeats the Christian cursades.
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Ottoman forces defeats the serbs at the battle of Kosovo. Bayzid 1 becomes the sultan of the Ottoman empire.
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The Ottomans capture Adrianople. Turkey becomes there next Captial.
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The Ottomans crossed the Dardeanelles and they captured the Gallipoli peninsula. Now they can expand
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The city of Bursa in Anatolia becomes the first Ottoman capital.
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Osman 1 declares independence from the Turkish tribes in Anatolia. His tribal group became known as the Osmanli Turks, or Ottomans in English.
