Ottoman Empire

Ottoman Empire was an empire in Anatolia (Middle East) that lasted from 1299 to 1922 CE, about 623 years. Its people spoke Turkic languages (Gokturk, Uyghur, Seljuk, Ottoman, Kazakh, Tatar).

From a small beylik in Bithynia the House of Osman built an empire on three continents, taking Constantinople in 1453 and most of the Arab world from 1516. It collapsed after defeat in the First World War.

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Facts

Dates

1299 to 1922 CE

Duration

623 years

Type

Empire

Region

Anatolia, Middle East

Language family

Turkic

Capital

Bursa, Edirne, Istanbul

Came from

• Sultanate of Rum 1077 to 1308 CE

Became

• Republic of Turkey 1923 CE to the present

Events in Middle East during its time

• 1514 Battle of Chaldiran
• 1908 Oil struck at Masjed Soleyman
• 1915 Armenian genocide
• 1916 Arab Revolt and Sykes-Picot

Neighbours in Middle East

• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE
• Safavid Empire 1501 to 1736 CE
• Zaydi Imamate of Yemen 897 to 1918 CE
• Kingdom of Georgia 1008 to 1490 CE
• Ottoman Syria and Palestine 1516 to 1918 CE
• Ottoman Iraq 1534 to 1918 CE
• Mamluk Sultanate (Syria) 1260 to 1516 CE
• Sultanate of Rum 1077 to 1308 CE
• Timurid Empire 1370 to 1507 CE
• Qajar dynasty 1789 to 1925 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
• Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE, Southeast Asia
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa

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