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Jan 23, 1258
Osman I was born
Founder of the Ottoman empire was born -
Mar 24, 1299
The Ottoman empire was founded
It a mighty empire that would lastinto the modern era -
May 18, 1324
Orhan, son of Osman, declares himself the first Sultan of the Ottomans
Techincally,he was the first sultan, but not first leader -
Mar 30, 1432
Mehmed II is born
He would later be known as Mehmed the Conquerer -
May 29, 1453
Constaninople falls to the Ottoman Empire
it fell after a 57 day siege -
Sep 30, 1520
The reign of Suleiman the Magnificent Begins
His rule would be the peak of the empire -
Battle of Vienna
The Ottomans lost this battle, something that had happened only rarely before -
Greek war of Independence
The Greeks were tired of Ottoman rule -
The Ottoman Empire enters WWI
They joined with the Central Powers -
Turkish War of Independence
This led to the end of the Sultanate and the ned of the Ottoman Empire
