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Jan 1, 1078
Ottoman turks capture Nicaea
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Period: Jan 1, 1299 to Jan 1, 1324
Reign of Osman I
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Jan 1, 1324
Osman Dies
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Jan 1, 1354
Gallopoli is taken by the Ottoman Turks
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Jan 1, 1362
Murad I begins reign
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Jan 1, 1444
Mehmet II begins his reign
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May 29, 1453
Constantinople named Istanbul
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May 29, 1453
Constantine XI dies
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Jan 1, 1459
Cyprus occupied by Britain
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Jan 1, 1459
Topkapi Palace construction begins
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Jan 1, 1461
Ottomans capture Constantinople
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Jan 1, 1481
Bayezid II takes the throne
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May 3, 1481
Mehmed II dies
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Jan 1, 1517
Selim I captures Cairo
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Period: Jan 1, 1520 to Sep 6, 1566
Suleiman I begins his reign
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Aug 1, 1521
Suleiman I captures Belgrade
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Ahmed I begins his reign
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Construction of the Blue Mosque
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Mehmed IV begins his reign
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Treaty of Karlowitz signed
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Massacre of the Janissaires by Mahmud II
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Greece wins independence
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Tanzimat Period begins
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Crimean War begins
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Crimean war ends
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Russo-Turkish War begins
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Russo-Turkish War ends
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Ottomans defeated by Italy