Sterns Chapter 22

By GabrielNas
  • 1243

    Mongol invasion of Asia Minor

    Start of Mongol expansion for time to come
  • 1281

    Foundation of Ottoman dynasty

    Ottoman Empire will become a big trade influence in the Middle East
  • 1334

    Death of first Safavid Sufi master at Ardabil

    One of the players in Islamic rule
  • 1402

    Timur’s invasion

    Ottoman setbacks under Bayazid
  • 1453

    Ottoman capture of Constantinople

    Fall of Constantinople leading to Russian expansion and Islamic rule
  • 1507

    Portuguese victory over Ottoman-Arab fleet at Diu in Indian Ocean

    Marking European dominance over Asian seas
  • 1514

    Ottoman victory over Safavids at Chaldiran

    Ottomans gain more land
  • 1517

    Ottoman capture of Syria and Egypt

    Ottomans are able to capture two big players
  • 1529

    First Ottoman siege of Vienna

    Failure to take Vienna marked the end of Turkish expansion

  • Ottoman armies are defeated by Persian forces under Nadir Khan

    The Ottomans fall by forces sent from the king of Afghanistan