Ottoman Empire By llantz Jan 1, 1300 Osman defeats the the Turks and becoms king of the Ottoman Empire http://geography.about.com/od/historyofgeography/a/The-Ottoman-Empire.htm Period: Jan 1, 1300 to Dec 25, 1914 Ottoman Empire A timeline of the Ottoman Empire Jan 5, 1326 Osman makes Bursa his new capital Feb 24, 1326 Osmans son takes his fathers throne. Jan 24, 1400 Bayezid gains land and gets captures Jan 1, 1402 Bayezids sons fight for the throne Jan 1, 1453 Mehmed attacks the Byzatine empire and wins Jan 1, 1520 Suleyman I becomes new leader Jan 31, 1566 Suleyman I dies and his son takes over Jan 1, 1606 Poor rulers weaken the Ottoman empire Jan 1, 1683 The Ottomans attack Venice and lose Jan 1, 1821 The Greece revolt against the Ottomans Jan 1, 1878 The Ottomans continue to lose Jan 1, 1912 The beginnng of the Balkan war Jan 1, 1913 The balken war ends Jan 1, 1914 The Ottoman Empire ends