Ottoman

Ottoman Empire

By laurenguinnip
  • Jun 3, 1299

    Ottoman empire founded.

    Ottoman Empire founded, Osman's I reign begins. The rise of the Ottomans corelates with the decline of the Roman Empire, which generated the shift in power from a singu;ar Christian European society to an Islamic influence. The rise period witnessed sultanate to Rums defeat against the growth of the Ottoman Empire- a period referred to as Pax Ottomana.
  • Apr 13, 1453

    Mehmed II conquered Constantinople.

    Mehmed II conquered Constantinople, the last of the Byzantine stronghold. Both Sultans, Murad II and Mehmed II, developed the devshmire system of recruiting young christians for invasion to Islam and service in the Ottoman army and administration.
  • Jan 4, 1514

    The Ottoman Empire wins.

    The Ottoman Empire wins against saford rulers of Iran at the Battle of Caldrian. As a result, the Ottomans gained immediate control over eastern Anatolia and northern Iraq. The battle, however, was just the beginning of 41 years of destructive war between the two Turkic empires that only ended in 1555 with the Treaty of Amasya.
  • Aug 11, 1520

    Ottoman naval supremacy.

    The Ottoman naval victory when Suleiman I took Iraq, Hungary, and Albania, established Ottoman naval supremacy in the Mediterranean. This was ensured for the several decades until the Ottomans suffered their first ever military defeat at the hands of the Europeans at the Battle of Lepanto.
  • May 23, 1571

    Pope Pius V organizes a Holy League.

    Pope Pius V organized a Holy League of Christian princes, the princes included those of Genoa, Venice, Spain Austria, and the Papal States. The purpose of the League was to challenge Ottoman power. The fleet of the Holy League defeated the Ottoman Navy at the battle of Laeparto, off the coast of Greece. The European Alliance sank 80 Ottoman ships and captured 130 others.

  • The Ottoman Empire reached its peak.

    The Empire reached its peak in 1590. Sultan Selim I (1512-20) conquered Egypt and Asyria gained control of the Arabian Peninsula. The wealth and stability of the Empire at this time attracted the top Muslim brains of the period, and craftsmen, artists, intellectuals and writers were eager to move to Istanbul. The Ottoman Empire now included so much of the territory where Islam was practiced that Suleiman was widely regarded as the religious leader of Islam.

  • Ottomans conquer, but also face defeat.

    Ottomans reconquered Iraq and captured Crete from the Venetians, but they failed to take Vienna during an invasion of central Europe. Polish and German troops led by Polish King John Sobieski, defeat the Ottomans as they attempted to siege Vienna. This weakened the Ottoman Empire drastically, and brought another defeat to an already terrible Campaign

  • A series of wars.

    A series of wars with Russia and Austria accelerated the empire's decline and loss of territory. At the same time the Sultans lost much of their influence. By the late 18th century, people in the Ottoman Empire were led to conclude that the reforms of "Deli Petro" had given the Russians an edge, and the Ottomans would have to keep up with Western technology in order to avoid further defeats. The Ottoman Empire had eventually fell in 1921.