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In the year of 1299, Osman created the Ottoman Empire.
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A mixture of crop loss, malnurtrion, unsanitary circumstances, bad weather, and the plaque caused a major decline in the populaiton.
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Bursa is made into the capital of the Ottoman Empire, and then called Instanbul.
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The Ottomans cross the Dardanelles for the first time into Europe.
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The Ottoman sultan, Bajazet, is defeated and taken prisoner causeing a set back in the war.
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In 1453, Mehmed the second uses guns and cannons for an eight week battle that will destroy the Byzantine Empire.
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Suleyman the first, later know as Suleyman the magnificent because of his works, comes into power.
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While trying to conquer Venice, the Ottomans fail and loose land.
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The Ottomans side with Germany in World War One.
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After siding in a loss with Germany, the Peace Treaty slowly dissolves the empire.