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The Ottoman armies fail to capture Vienna. The Ottoman Empire ends.
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The rule of Suleiman I begins, lasting until his death in 1566. There is a period of expansion under his rule. The ottomans capture Belgrade in 1521 and Rhodes in 1522, and defeat the Hungarians in 1526, but they fail to capture Vienna in 1529.
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The Ottomans win military campaigns in Persia and Egypt.
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Aged 11, Mehmed II rules the Ottoman Empire, until his father tales over in 1446.
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Bayezid I defeats Christian crusaders t the battle of Kosovo. Bayezid I becomes Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
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Osman I declares independence from the Turkish tribes in Anatolia.
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Osman I declares independence from the Turkish tribes in Anatolia.
