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Mar 3, 1300
Osman founded the Ottoman Empire.
This is Osman, the founder of the Ottoman Empire. -
Jan 23, 1326
Orhan, Osman's son, rules after the death of his father.
This is Orhan, Osman's son. -
Jan 26, 1402
Ruler Bayezid dies and a civil war begins between his sons.
His sons could not decide who should be the next Sultan. -
Jun 10, 1453
Mehmed II sieges the Byzantine capital, Constantinople.
The city was renamed Istanbul after they conquered it. -
Dec 11, 1453
Mehmed II rules for 30 years and builds beautiful mosques, roads, and inns.
He was one of the Ottoman's best Sultans. -
Sep 30, 1520
Suleyman the Magnificient reigns and the Ottoman Empire reaches its peak.
He was also one of the Ottoman Empire's best Sultans. -
Jun 6, 1566
Suleyman dies and his son Selim II takes over, but he isn't as good of a leader as his father was.
Government is unstable and Selim doesn't fight many battles. -
The Ottomans have poor leaders, and Europeans are no longer threatened by them.
The Sultans after Suleyman the Magnificient were not very good and didn't conquer much land. -
Greece earns its independence against the Ottoman Empire.
The Greeks got help from Britain, France, and Russia to earn their independence. -
The Peace Treaty after World War I broke up the Ottoman Empire.
This is a picture of the Ottomans surrendering World War I.
