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Reign of Othman, founder of the Ottoman Turkish Empire
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The last Musilms in sicily are forcibly converted to Christianity
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Mongols are defeated near Damascus, thus ending the Mongols threat
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First reported act of displaying a head on the London Bridge occurs
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The Teutonic order moves its headquarters to Marienburg, Prussia
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This chaos follows the death of SultanOttoman Interregnum
1402 - 1413
Choas in Empire following death of Sultan Bayezid I in 1402
Battles between the sons of Bayezid :Suleyman Celebi, Isa Celeb and Mehmed Celebi -
Mehmed Celebi takes
Isa Celeb's capital of Bursa Mehmed victor in 1413 -
Murad won the Battle of Varna against János Hunyadi but lost the Battle of Jalowaz and was forced to abdicate. Murad becomes Sultan again with janissaries
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Jews from Spain rescued
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Battle of Chaldiran, Safavid Empire defeated Battle of Marj Dabiq, Mamluk Sultanate defeated,annexation of Syria, Palestine and Egypt. Muhammad al-Mutawakkil III surrenders title of caliph to Ottomans
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Belgrade falls to Ottomans
Rhodes captured Battle of Mohács, Ottoman Empire becomes the pre-eminent power in Eastern Europe Siege of Vienna fails Suleiman enters Baghdad,becomes legitimate successor to the Abbasid Caliphs Battle of Preveza, Spanish fleet was defeated by Barbarossa Barbary States of Tripolitania, Tunisia, and Algeria became autonomous provinces work on Süleymaniye Mosque begins Suleiman's son Mustafa executed Siege of Malta fails -
Battle of Lepanto,Ottoman defeat gave the Holy League temporary control over the Mediterranean
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Murad the third takes reign
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Treaty of Zsitvatorok, tribute paid by Austria was abolished. Georgia and Azerbaijan were ceded to Persia Sultan Ahmed Mosque begun