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Jan 1, 1300
Demise of Seljuk Sultanate of Rum
Because of the Demise of the Sultenate of Rum, the Turkish Anatolia was now a union of Independent States, called the Ghazi Emirates. The Ottoman capital is now moved to Bursa, shaping the early political development. -
Jan 1, 1387
City of Thessalanoiki Captured
The city of Thessalanoiki is captured by the Venetians. -
Jan 1, 1389
Battle of Kosovo
Turkish Victory effectively marked the end of power in the Serbian Region, paving the way for expansion. -
Jan 1, 1396
Battle of Nicopolis
Widely regarded as the last large-scale crusade of the Middle-Ages, it failed to stop the Ottoman Emipre. -
Jan 1, 1402
Battle of Ankara
The Byzantines were, for a short time, relieved when Tamerlane invaded Anatolia with the Battle of Ankara. -
Jan 1, 1402
Civil War Begins
With the capture of Bayezid I, the state fell into a frenzy and a... CIVIL WAR. -
Jan 1, 1413
Civil War Ends
When Mehmed I emerged as the sultan and restored Ottoman power, the civil war ended. -
May 29, 1453
Constantinople (Present Day: Istanbul) Captured
Grandson of Mehmed I, called Mehmed the Conqueror, reorganized the State and Military, deomnstrating his martial-power by capturing Constantinople. -
Jul 28, 1480
Ottoman Forces Occupy Parts of te Italian Peninsula
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May 3, 1481
Mehmed II Dies
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Jan 1, 1512
Selim I Begins Rule
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Jan 1, 1520
Selim I's Rule Ends
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Jan 1, 1520
Suleiman the Magnificent Begins Rule
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Jan 1, 1521
Belgrade is Captured
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Jan 1, 1521
Battle of Mohacs
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Jan 1, 1529
Seige to Vienna
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Jan 1, 1532
Another Planned Attack on Vienna
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Jan 1, 1535
Ottomans Take Baghdad From the Persians
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Jan 1, 1547
Ottoman Ascendency Officially Recognized
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Jan 1, 1566
Suleiman the Magnificent Ends Rule
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Revolts and Revival Ends
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Stagnation and Reform Begins
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Pruth Campaign
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Stagnation and Reform Ends
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Decline and Modernization
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Crimean War
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Period of Decline and Modernization Ends
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Period of Dissolution Begins
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Young Turk Revolution
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Armistice of Mudros
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The Sultanate is Abolished
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The Last Sultan, Mehmed VI Vahdettin
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The GNA Officially Declares the Republic of Turkey
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GNA Grants Descendants of the Ottoman Empire Citizenship