The Rise and Fall of the Ottoman Empire

Osman founded the Ottoman Empire.

Mar 3, 1300

This is Osman, the founder of the Ottoman Empire.

Orhan, Osman's son, rules after the death of his father.

Jan 23, 1326

This is Orhan, Osman's son.

Ruler Bayezid dies and a civil war begins between his sons.

Jan 26, 1402

His sons could not decide who should be the next Sultan.

Mehmed II sieges the Byzantine capital, Constantinople.

Jun 10, 1453

The city was renamed Istanbul after they conquered it.

Mehmed II rules for 30 years and builds beautiful mosques, roads, and inns.

Dec 11, 1453

He was one of the Ottoman's best Sultans.

Suleyman the Magnificient reigns and the Ottoman Empire reaches its peak.

Sep 30, 1520

He was also one of the Ottoman Empire's best Sultans.

Suleyman dies and his son Selim II takes over, but he isn't as good of a leader as his father was.

Jun 6, 1566

Government is unstable and Selim doesn't fight many battles.

The Ottomans have poor leaders, and Europeans are no longer threatened by them.

Aug 2, 1606

The Sultans after Suleyman the Magnificient were not very good and didn't conquer much land.

Greece earns its independence against the Ottoman Empire.

Nov 26, 1821

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.

Nov 11, 1918

This is a picture of the Ottomans surrendering World War I.