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picture1Turkic nation of the Sultanate state of Rum having migrated to Anatolia from Central Asia began to break up into small groups owing to the destabilizing effects of a large number of people fleeing the Mongol invasion. Osman I, the chief expanded the land and developed military strength through the traditional strength of Turkish Calvary.
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Picture2This is Edirne the new capital city that ottoman moved from Bursa, which was the capital that preceded Edirne. At present, Bursa s highly populated with an estimate of 1.5 million people. There are several developments including growth of industries and expansion of commercial centers
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picture3This was the battle between the Ottoman Empire and the Allied forces of kingdoms of England and Scotland, France, Holly Roman Empire, Hungary, Poland, the Republic of Venice among other states. It was the last crusade of the time and was seen as the fight between the two frontiers of Islam and Christianity.
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picture4This image shows the war between the glorious ottomans troops and the Serbians. The battle took place at Verma in the month of November 10, 1444, in the eastern part of Bulgaria. The Ottoman armies were led by Sultan Murad II and under that leadership; they were able to defeat the Hungarian army together with the Polish armies.
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picture5Ottoman Empire was transferred from Edirne to Constantinople; Ottoman's conquest of Constantinople under the command of Sultan Mehmed II had a massive impact on Christendom. The city remained Ottoman Empire’s capital until its dissolution that became the modern-day Istanbul city. The conquest not only marked the destruction of the Eastern Roman Empire but also the death of Constantine XI.
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picture6The image shows where the Ottoman army was checked by the Hungarian army. The activity took place in Belgrade an area located in central Europe. The attack prevented Ottoman from expanding their territories in the region. The ottoman's troops were defeated but later in 1526, they rose to gain victory against Hungarians.
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picture7Sultan Suleiman, I held the Hungarian fortress of Belgrade under siege. He achieved this by undermining the walls through mining. After that, the city was held under siege with minimal loss of soldiers and later converted into a military base to help further operations within Europe. During the Ottoman Empire, Belgrade grew tremendously to one of Europeans largest city.
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picture8Sultan Al Zahir orders that the inhabitants of Rhodes be slaughtered. This was an attempt to threaten the Hospitallers and instill some fear in them. The activity succeeded by giving the Hospitallers' strength to resolve. The Hospitallers' gets more reinforcement to defend themselves from the attackers and ensures that they fight with might and sacrifice
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picture9The Ottoman Empire first established the naval fleet in the 14th century. In its existence, the naval ships entered into conflicts as well as signing some treaties. In the years between 1516 and 1517 Algeria was conquered by forces from Spain who declared allegiance to the Ottoman Empire.
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picture10The Catholics under the leadership of Pope Saint Pius V were instructed to pray the rosary that was aimed at getting power to defeat the Turkish fleet at Lepanto. It later occurred that the Turks were defeated by the Christian soldiers. The many processions conducted by the Catholics in Rome and the rosary prayers are believed to be the main cause to the winning of the battle.
