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Feb 28, 1299
Osman I, who was the first leader of Ottomans
The Ottoman Empire was founded by Osman. -
Jul 30, 1326
Bursa, the Ottomans first capital
Osman and his army capture the city of Bursa, This marks the start of what would become a rapid growth of the Ottoman Empirer. -
Jan 24, 1413
The Ottoman Civil War
Bayezid's sons fight for control of the Ottoman Empire, causing a civil war. Mehmed wins the civil war and reunites the Empire. -
Jan 24, 1453
This cross resembles that the Byzantine Empire was a symbol of Christian power
After taking over Constantinople, the once magnificent Byzantine Empire officially comes a end and is taken over by the Ottomans. -
May 29, 1453
Constantinople's walls protecting the city
Mehmed II Captured Constantinople, the symbol of Christian dominance, for the Ottomans. -
Jan 23, 1520
Suleiman the Magnificent
Suleiman the Magnificent made many improvements to the Ottoman Empire and was the Sultan during the peak of the Ottoman Empire. -
Jan 24, 1566
Selim II, who was a very weak ruler
After the death of Suleyman I, his son Selim becomes sultan, but he is a weak ruler and his government becomes unstable. This is the start of the decline of the Ottoman Empire. -
An illustration of the the Balkan Wars
The Balkan Wars and many other Wars continued to take land away from the Ottomans. This happened because the Ottomans had weak rulers and their army could not defend its land. -
German Soldiers fighting in World War I
The Ottomans side with Germany in World War I. -
The signing of the Treaty of Versailles
Because the Ottomans sided with Germany in World War I, the Ottoman Empire lost lots of its land as punishment for losing the war.
