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Watch to see land covered by OttomansOsman Bey founded the dynasty in unbroken succesion from 1289 until the end of the empire in 1923.
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The span of the Ottoman Dynasty
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Gallipoli War Video
Around 1352 the ottomans established a foothold in Europe when they seized the fortress of Gallipoli. -
The timespan of the Reign of Mehemed the Conqueror
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The capture of Constantinople in 1453 by Mehemed II opened a new chapter in Ottoman expansion.
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SafavidsThe Safavid Empire was established.
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The Span of the Safavid Dynasty
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The timespan of the Reign of Shah Ismail
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The battle where the Ottomans deployed heavy altillery and thousands of Janissaries equipped with firearms behind a barrier of carts.
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ottoman imperialism climaxed during this reign. Suleyman promoted expansion both in southwest Asia and in Europe.
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Suleyman captured Belgrade in 1521 and defeated and killed the king of Hungary at the Battle of Mohacs in 1526.
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The Span of the Mughal Dynasty
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Timespan of the Reign of Akbar
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Akbar issued a decree in 1579 claiming broad authority in religious matters, and he promoted his own electic region, which glorified the emperor as much as Islam
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Portuguese Jesuits traveled to the Mughal court at Akbar's invitation. They had visions of converting the emperor to Christianity and then spreading their faith throughout India.
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Timespan of the Reign of Shah Abbas the Great
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English Merchantes introduced Tobacco around 1600, claiming it was useful for medicinal purposes. Within a few decades it spread throughout the whole Ottoman Empire
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Timespan of Aurangzeb
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Not until 1703 was there an attempt to introduce Eurpean scientific instraments such as the telescope into astronomical observatories.
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In 1722 A band of Afghan Tribesmen marched al the way to Isfahan, blockaded the city until its starving inhabitants resorted to cannibalism, forced the shah to abdicate, and executed thousands of Safavid officials as well as members of the royal family.
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Not until 1729 did government authorities lift the ban on the printing of books in the Turkish and Arabic languages.
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British victory over the Mughals in Bengal. British Rule in India begins.
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A new Turkish press opens, and printing spreads throughout the Ottoman empire soon thereafter
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Effect of World War I on the Ottoman EmpireAfter World War I the Ottoman empire declines and makes present day Turkey
