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In the yar 1299 Osman founed the Ottoman empire.
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Osman builds his army of just a few men to about 4,000 men.
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Osman the founder of the Ottomans dies at age 68. Orhan becomes his sucessor.
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Mehmed II captures the city of Constantinople. Constatine XI dies fighting
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Mehmed II dies at the age of 49. Bayezid 2 becomes his sucessor.
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Suleyman I became the Sultan after his father Selim I died. He was know by Westerners as "Suleyman the Magnificent." He created a legal system throughout the empire.
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Suleyman I and his army capture Budapest. This leads to the capture of all of Hungary.
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The Ottoman empire is falling apart. Then Catherine the Great and Russia attack the Ottomans and pretty much defeat them.
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Almost all the Ottomans are wiped out of Europe (save Istanbul)after the First Balkan War.
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The Ottoman Empire enters WWI on the Germans side. This was a costly mistake. Since Germany lost the war the Ottoman Empire had to be split up thus ending the empire completely.