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Dec 24, 1299
Osman I declares independence
Osman I became independent from the other turkish tribes in Anatolia, And founded the Osmanli turks also known as the ottomas -
Aug 13, 1326
The death of Osman I
Osman passed away and left his power to his son Mehmed I -
Dec 24, 1326
The First Capital
the ottomans captured Bursa in Anatolia and the city became the first capital of the Ottoman empire -
Jun 15, 1389
Ottoman defeats the Serbs
The Ottoman empire defeats the Serbs at the battle of Kosovo. Also Bayezid I became sultan of the Ottoman empire. -
Sep 25, 1396
Bayezid I defeats the Christian crusaders
Bayezed I defeats the Christian crusaders at the battle of Nicopolis. -
May 29, 1453
The fall of constantinople
The Ottoman empire took over the city of Constantinople from the Byzantine empire and became the last capitol of the Ottoman Empire and renamed it Istanbul. -
Dec 24, 1517
The Ottomans take over Egypt and Persia
The Ottomans take over the the countries of Egypt and Persia. -
Period: Sep 30, 1520 to Sep 7, 1566
The rule of Suleiman I
The rule of Suleiman I. There was mass expansion under his rule. He helped to take over Belgrade in 1521 and Rhodes in 1522, And beat the hungarians in 1526, but failed to capture the country of Vienna in 1529. Suleiman passed away on 7th of september 1566. -
The Ottomans lose again
The Ottoman armies attempt to take over Vienna but failed once again. -
the ottomans join WW1
The Ottomans first joined the central powers in world war one when they launched a surprise naval attack along Russia's black sea coast. -
The War is over and so are the Ottomans
The end of the war. the Germans surrender and the allies win the war. The Ottomans were forced to surrender as well and give land to Britain and France forming Turkey as it is today. The ottoman empire is no more.
